towne
English
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edittowne (plural townes)
- Obsolete form of town.
- 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Visions of the Worlds Vanitie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:
- Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure.
Middle English
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edittowne
- Alternative form of toun