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longitude=-03.27
official_name =Bowd
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bowd — bowd·ler·ism; bowd·ler·i·za·tion; bowd·ler·ize; … English syllables
bowd — bowd(e dial. f. bold a.; var. of boud, Obs … Useful english dictionary
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
