Powys
John Cowper, 1872–1963, English author.
his brother, Llewelyn, 1884–1939, English author.
his brother, Theodore Francis, 1875–1953, English author.
a county in E Wales. 1,960 sq. mi. (5,077 sq. km).
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How to use Powys in a sentence
Mr. Powys moved a clause to repeal expressly and by name the Massachusetts Charter Act.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonOn the plea of kinship he visited her in Pembroke Castle, set it on fire, and while it was blazing carried her away into Powys.
Pabo, The Priest | Sabine Baring-GouldCaradoc of Men'wygent, the younger bard of Gwenwyn prince of Powys-land.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.Mrs Powys, with her rigid sense of the proprieties, almost wished to reject the proposal.
The Good Soldier | Ford Madox FordAt any rate, Colonel Powys had tenants on the brain—his own tenants having shot at him with shot-guns.
The Good Soldier | Ford Madox Ford
British Dictionary definitions for Powys (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpaʊɪs) /
a county in E Wales, formed in 1974 from most of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire, and Radnorshire. Administrative centre: Llandrindod Wells. Pop: 129 300 (2003 est). Area: 5077 sq km (1960 sq miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Powys (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpəʊɪs) /
John Cowper (ˈkuːpə). 1872–1963, British novelist, essayist, and poet, who spent much of his life in the US His novels include Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury Romance (1932), and Owen Glendower (1940)
his brother, Llewelyn. 1884–1939, British essayist and journalist
his brother, T (heodore) F (rancis). 1875–1953, British novelist and short-story writer, noted for such religious fables as Mr Weston's Good Wine (1927) and Unclay (1931)
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