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a) A worker in unmortared stone.b) A person who wishes to learn the secrets of Masonry without experiencing the rituals or going through the degrees.
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Cowan — may refer to: Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Other uses 4 … Wikipedia
Cowan — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Barry Cowan (* 1974), britischer Tennisspieler Clyde L. Cowan (1919–1974), US amerikanischer Physiker Edgar Cowan (1815–1885), US amerikanischer Politiker Elliot Cowan (* 1976), englischer Schauspieler… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cowan — Cowan, TN U.S. city in Tennessee Population (2000): 1770 Housing Units (2000): 803 Land area (2000): 1.976428 sq. miles (5.118926 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.976428 sq. miles (5.118926 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cowan, TN — U.S. city in Tennessee Population (2000): 1770 Housing Units (2000): 803 Land area (2000): 1.976428 sq. miles (5.118926 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.976428 sq. miles (5.118926 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cowan — Cow an (kou an), n. [Cf. OF. couillon a coward, a cullion.] One who works as a mason without having served a regular apprenticeship. [Scot.] Note: Among Freemasons, it is a cant term for pretender, interloper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cowan — [ kaʊən], Peter, australischer Schriftsteller, * Perth (Western Australia) 1914; beschreibt in seinen Romanen und Kurzgeschichten die soziale und kulturelle Isolation des Einzelnen in der Gesellschaft. Werke: Kurzgeschichten: Drift (1944);… … Universal-Lexikon
Cowan — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le patronyme Cowan est porté par les personnes suivantes : Bernard Cowan (1922 1990), un acteur, producteur et scénariste canadien Clyde Cowan (1919… … Wikipédia en Français
Cowan — This interesting name, widespread in Scotland and Ulster, is an Anglicized form of the old Gaelic MacEoghain or MacEoin. The Gaelic prefix mac means son of , plus the personal name Eoghan from the old Celtic Oue(i)n , well born, but believed to… … Surnames reference
Cowan — I. /ˈkaʊən/ (say kowuhn) noun 1. Edith Dircksey, 1861–1932, Australian state politician and social worker; first woman in Australia to be elected a member of parliament, when elected to the WA Legislative Assembly in 1921. 2. Peter, 1914–2002,… …
Cowan — Original name in latin Cowan Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 35.16453 latitude 86.01054 altitude 295 Population 1737 Date 2011 05 14 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
cowan — ˈkau̇ən noun ( s) Etymology: Scots, from cowan unskilled worker at masonry, of unknown origin : one who is not a Freemason; especially : one who would pretend to Freemasonry or intrude upon its secrets … Useful english dictionary
