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Bowse vs Blowse - What's the difference?

bowse | blowse |


As nouns the difference between bowse and blowse

is that bowse is a carouse; a drinking bout; a booze while blowse is (obsolete) a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.

As a verb bowse

is (archaic) to drink excessively and socially; to carouse or bowse can be (nautical) to haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

Terms vs Blowse - What's the difference?

terms | blowse |


As nouns the difference between terms and blowse

is that terms is while blowse is (obsolete) a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.

Blowse vs Blouse - What's the difference?

blowse | blouse |


As nouns the difference between blowse and blouse

is that blowse is a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench while blouse is an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt and reaches from the neck to the waist or below. Nowadays, in colloquial use, blouse refers almost always to a woman's shirt that buttons down the front.

As a verb blouse is

to hang a garment in loose folds.

Blowse vs Blowe - What's the difference?

blowse | blowe |


In obsolete terms the difference between blowse and blowe

is that blowse is a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench while blowe is past participle of lang=en to flower, blossom.

As a noun blowse

is a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.

As a verb blowe is

obsolete spelling of lang=en.

Blowse vs Blows - What's the difference?

blowse | blows |


As nouns the difference between blowse and blows

is that blowse is a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench while blows is plural of lang=en.

As a verb blows is

third-person singular of blow.

Blowse vs Blowie - What's the difference?

blowse | blowie |


As nouns the difference between blowse and blowie

is that blowse is (obsolete) a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench while blowie is (sex|slang) a blow job.

Browse vs Blowse - What's the difference?

browse | blowse |


As nouns the difference between browse and blowse

is that browse is young shoots and twigs while blowse is a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.

As a verb browse

is to scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

Taxonomy vs Blowse - What's the difference?

taxonomy | blowse |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and blowse

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while blowse is (obsolete) a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.

Blowsy vs Blowse - What's the difference?

blowsy | blowse | Derived terms |

Blowse is a derived term of blowsy.



As an adjective blowsy

is having a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face.

As a noun blowse is

a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.

Wench vs Blowse - What's the difference?

wench | blowse |


As nouns the difference between wench and blowse

is that wench is a young woman, especially a servant while blowse is a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.

As a verb wench

is to frequent prostitutes; to womanize.

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