Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dowle

/ˈdaʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dowle
IPA: /ˈdaʊl/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

feathery or woolly down; filament of a feather

noun

Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter”).

Indian usage; Archaic

Example Sentences

"You fools! I and my fellows Are ministers of fate: the elements Of whom your swords are temper'd may as well Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at stabs Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish One dowle that's in my plume; […]"
"a. 1859, De Quincey, Notes on Godwin Foster and Hazlitt, at page 304 in the collected works' volume of 1864. No feather, or dowle of a feather, but was heavy enough for him."

Etymology

Compare Old French douille (“soft”), and English ductile.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dowl (alternative) doul (alternative) dowles (plural)

Homonyms

dowel

Rhymes With

foul towel powell owl bowel vowel howl growl fowl neither fish nor fowl cowl prowl

Questions

How do you pronounce dowle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaʊl/.
What does dowle mean?: feathery or woolly down; filament of a feather
Where does dowle come from?: Compare Old French douille (“soft”), and English ductile.

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