frown.

Brit.

/fraʊ/, U.S.

/fraʊ/

Forms: Middle English, 1500s–1700s frow(e, 1500s–1700s fro(e, (1600s frau, phraw), 1600s– frow.

Etymology: < Dutch vrouw = German frau lady, woman, wife.

1. A Dutchwoman.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of the Low Countries > [noun] > the Dutch > native or inhabitant of Holland > woman or child

frow1390

frokin1603

Dutchwoman1897

1390 Will of Margaret Qyellyngbourgh (Guildhall Libr. MS 9171/1) f. 282^v Margareta Quellyngbourgh Frowe.

1477 J. Pympe in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 414 The frowys of Brvggys wyth theyre hye cappys.

1605 London Prodigall v. i By this light a Dutch frow; they say they are called kind.

1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell iii. sig. F2 [To a Dutch nurse] Sweet Fro, to your most indulgent care, Take this my hearts ioy.

c1681 in Roxburghe Ballads (1891) VII. 490 In Holland a Phraw he did wed, a couple he marri'd in Cailes.

1796 Accurate & Impartial Narr. Campaigns 1793–4 (ed. 3) I. i. ii. 7 The skippers and frows flocked in crowds to the pier.

2. A woman, a lady; a wife. Chiefly of Dutch or German women, or of others compared to them.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > Dutch or German

frow1587

vrouwa1640

frau1809

1587 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. ix. i. 189 Saxon princes began to ioine in matrimonie with the British ladies, as the British barons did with the Saxon frowes.

1652 R. Fanshawe tr. Horace in Sel. Parts Horace sig. I8 The Sun-burnt Froe (Of him, that was chose Consul from the Plough).

1708 E. Cook Sot-weed Factor 16 We scarce had play'd a Round about, But that these Indian Froes fell out.

1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. 168 Old Saboo there keeps himself, and frow, and half a score of young ones.

†3. Applied to the Mænads or Bacchantes of classical paganism; also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of a deity > one who worships Bacchus

frow1567

Bacchanal1594

Bacchant1699

Bacchante1797

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > ancient Greek > of Bacchus

frow1567

maenad1579

Bacchanal1594

Bacchant1699

Bacchante1797

Thyiad1846

1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 114 The Frantike fro Whome fell Erichtho hath in chase.

1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. D Some gadded vppe and downe the streetes, like Bacchus Froes.

1606 G. Chapman Monsieur D'Oliue in Plays (1873) I. 208 The Ladies of this land would teare him peece-meal (As did the drunken Froes, the Thratian Harper).

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion viii. 117 The frantick British Froes, their haire disheuelled, With fire-brands ran about.

a1627 W. Rowley & T. Middleton Wit at Severall Weapons v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Llllll5/1 They are now Buxsome as Bachus Froes, revelling, dancing.

4. dialect. (See quot.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [noun] > personal untidiness > woman

slut1402

malkin1586

mawks1596

feague1664

gad1756

frow1781

streel1842

ragbag1854

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. Frow sb., an idle, dirty woman.

c1795 ? Porson Horace Odes i. xxvii. in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1799) I. 142 And were your girl the dirtiest drab..Out with it..What? is it she? the filthy frow.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	frow
释义	frown. Brit. /fraʊ/, U.S. /fraʊ/ Forms: Middle English, 1500s–1700s frow(e, 1500s–1700s fro(e, (1600s frau, phraw), 1600s– frow. Etymology: < Dutch vrouw = German frau lady, woman, wife. 1. A Dutchwoman. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of the Low Countries > [noun] > the Dutch > native or inhabitant of Holland > woman or child frow1390 frokin1603 Dutchwoman1897 1390 Will of Margaret Qyellyngbourgh (Guildhall Libr. MS 9171/1) f. 282^v Margareta Quellyngbourgh Frowe. 1477 J. Pympe in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 414 The frowys of Brvggys wyth theyre hye cappys. 1605 London Prodigall v. i By this light a Dutch frow; they say they are called kind. 1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell iii. sig. F2 [To a Dutch nurse] Sweet Fro, to your most indulgent care, Take this my hearts ioy. c1681 in Roxburghe Ballads (1891) VII. 490 In Holland a Phraw he did wed, a couple he marri'd in Cailes. 1796 Accurate & Impartial Narr. Campaigns 1793–4 (ed. 3) I. i. ii. 7 The skippers and frows flocked in crowds to the pier. 2. A woman, a lady; a wife. Chiefly of Dutch or German women, or of others compared to them. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > Dutch or German frow1587 vrouwa1640 frau1809 1587 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. ix. i. 189 Saxon princes began to ioine in matrimonie with the British ladies, as the British barons did with the Saxon frowes. 1652 R. Fanshawe tr. Horace in Sel. Parts Horace sig. I8 The Sun-burnt Froe (Of him, that was chose Consul from the Plough). 1708 E. Cook Sot-weed Factor 16 We scarce had play'd a Round about, But that these Indian Froes fell out. 1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. 168 Old Saboo there keeps himself, and frow, and half a score of young ones. †3. Applied to the Mænads or Bacchantes of classical paganism; also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of a deity > one who worships Bacchus frow1567 Bacchanal1594 Bacchant1699 Bacchante1797 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > ancient Greek > of Bacchus frow1567 maenad1579 Bacchanal1594 Bacchant1699 Bacchante1797 Thyiad1846 1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 114 The Frantike fro Whome fell Erichtho hath in chase. 1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. D Some gadded vppe and downe the streetes, like Bacchus Froes. 1606 G. Chapman Monsieur D'Oliue in Plays (1873) I. 208 The Ladies of this land would teare him peece-meal (As did the drunken Froes, the Thratian Harper). 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion viii. 117 The frantick British Froes, their haire disheuelled, With fire-brands ran about. a1627 W. Rowley & T. Middleton Wit at Severall Weapons v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Llllll5/1 They are now Buxsome as Bachus Froes, revelling, dancing. 4. dialect. (See quot.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [noun] > personal untidiness > woman slut1402 malkin1586 mawks1596 feague1664 gad1756 frow1781 streel1842 ragbag1854 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. Frow sb., an idle, dirty woman. c1795 ? Porson Horace Odes i. xxvii. in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1799) I. 142 And were your girl the dirtiest drab..Out with it..What? is it she? the filthy frow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † frowadv. Etymology: Compare Old Norse frá-r adjective, quick. Obsolete. rare. Hastily. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > hastily or hurriedly hyinglya1225 rapelya1300 a-rapec1300 frowc1325 batand1330 raplya1375 rapec1380 batauntly1393 untoomlyc1540 snatchingly1552 hastily1590 festinately1598 postingly1610 postwise1744 hastefully1813 hurriedly1816 rush1853 rushy1908 c1325 Earth i, in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 150 Erþ vp erþ falliþ fol frow [glossed festine]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > see also also refers to : froefrown. also refers to : froughfrowadj. < n.1390adv.c1325 see also
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