gowany

English

Etymology

From gowan +‎ -y.

Adjective

gowany (comparative more gowany, superlative most gowany)

1. (Scotland) Covered with daisies.
   • 1725, Allan Ramsay, The Gentle Shepherd:

     Sweeter than gowany glens or new-mawn hay.

   • 'a. 1835, John Mackay Wilson, Wilson's Tales of The Borders (and of Scotland)

     When the gowany braes / Were our temple o' joy and glee, / Some dour auld body would shake his head, / And tell us our gladness away would flee […]

Anagrams

• wongay