bowd

bowd
bowd·ler·ism;
bowd·ler·i·za·tion;
bowd·ler·ize;

English syllables. 2014.

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  • bowd — bowd(e dial. f. bold a.; var. of boud, Obs …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bowd — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= latitude= 50.70 longitude= 03.27 official name =Bowd population = shire district= shire county= Devon region= South West England constituency westminster= post town= postcode… …   Wikipedia

  • bowd´ler|iz|er — bowd|ler|ize «BOWD luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to remove or alter words or passages in (a book or writing) thought to be improper: »He touches on the perennial subject of “Bawdry” with the resolute masculine statement that rather… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bowd´ler|i|za´tion — bowd|ler|ize «BOWD luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to remove or alter words or passages in (a book or writing) thought to be improper: »He touches on the perennial subject of “Bawdry” with the resolute masculine statement that rather… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bowd|ler|ize — «BOWD luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to remove or alter words or passages in (a book or writing) thought to be improper: »He touches on the perennial subject of “Bawdry” with the resolute masculine statement that rather than bowdlerize… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bowd|ler|ism — «BOWD luh rihz uhm», noun. the practice of bowdlerizing; bowdlerization …   Useful english dictionary

  • bowd — Mawdesley Glossary bold …   English dialects glossary

  • bowd·ler·ise — ↑bowdlerize …   Useful english dictionary

  • bowd·ler·ize — …   Useful english dictionary

  • bowdlerize — bowd•ler•ize [[t]ˈboʊd ləˌraɪz, ˈbaʊd [/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing lit. to expurgate (a play, novel, or other written work) by removing or changing passages one considers vulgar or objectionable • Etymology: 1830–40; after Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825) …   From formal English to slang

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