blows

See also: Blows

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bləʊz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bloʊz/

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• Rhymes: -əʊz

Noun

blows

1. plural of blow

Verb

blows

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blow

Anagrams

• bowls

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English blouse, itself a borrowing from French blouse.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /blou̯s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /blou̯z/

Noun

blows f (plural blowsys)

1. blouse (shirt with buttons, tailored for women)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blows	flows	mlows	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blows”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies