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blowth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /bloʊθ/ (US)
• /bləʊθ/ (UK)

Etymology

From blow (“to blossom, bloom”) + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare growth, slowth, etc. Cognate with German Blüte (“blowth”).

Meanings

1. (archaic) Bloom or blossom; blossoms collectively; the state of blossoming.
   • In the blowth and bud. 1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5):

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