c malcolm lowry

Low·ry

[lou-ree]
noun
1.
(Clarence) Malcolm (Bo·den) [bohd-n] , 1909–57, U.S. novelist, born in England.
2.
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
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lory, lowry or lowrie (ˈlɔːrɪ, ˈlaʊrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ries
any of various small brightly coloured parrots of Australia and Indonesia, having a brush-tipped tongue with which to feed on nectar and pollen
 
[C17: via Dutch from Malay lūrī, variant of nūrī]
 
lowry, lowry or lowrie
 
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[C17: via Dutch from Malay lūrī, variant of nūrī]
 
lowrie, lowry or lowrie
 
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[C17: via Dutch from Malay lūrī, variant of nūrī]

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C malcolm lowry is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
lowry or lowrie (ˈlaʊrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
another name for lory
 
lowrie or lowrie
 
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Lowry (ˈlaʊrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  L(awrence) S(tephen). 1887--1976, English painter, noted for his bleak northern industrial scenes, often containing primitive or stylized figures
2.  (Clarence) Malcolm. 1909--57, British novelist and writer, best known for his semiautobiographical novel Under the Volcano (1947)

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