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mowe

[mou, moh]
–noun, verb (used without object), mowed, mow⋅ing. Archaic.
mow 3 .

mow

3[mou, moh] Archaic.
–noun
1. a wry or derisive grimace.
–verb (used without object)
2. to make mows, mouths, or grimaces.
Also, mowe.


Origin:
1275–1325; ME mowe < MF moue lip, pout, OF moe < Frankish; akin to MD mouwe protruded lip
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Word Origin & History

mow  (n.)
"stack of hay," O.E. muga, muwa "a heap, swath of corn, crowd of people," earlier muha, from P.Gmc. *mugon (cf. O.N. mugr "a heap," mostr "crowd").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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