See Also: jowl(1)(dictionary)
jowl(2)(dictionary)
jowl(3)(dictionary)
jowl(4)(dictionary)
jowl(5)(dictionary)
jowl(dictionary)

opulent (iou) and jowl(2) (iou)


opulent (iou)



opulent adjective. M16.
[Latin opulent-, from opes resources, wealth: see -ULENT.]
Rich, wealthy, affluent. M16.
J. K. Galbraith The prices of mink pelts reflect the demand of an opulent minority.
b. Yielding great wealth, lucrative. M17.
Rich or profuse in some property or quality; luxurious, plentiful; transf. plump. E19.
J. Updike The novel is opulent in its display of accents, imagery, and emotions. L. Whistler Opulent suede-coloured dressing-cases, with gilded initials on the lids.
Of a flower or plant: having a wealth of blossom, colour, or fragrance; splendid. M19.
opulently adverb in an opulent manner; richly, splendidly: M16.

jowl(2) (iou)



jowl noun2. (earlier) cholle & Other vars.

The external throat or neck of a person when pendulous or fleshy; the dewlap of a bovine animal; the crop or the wattle of a bird etc.
F. Norris His cheek and..thick neck ran together to form a great, tremulous jowl.
? Forms with j- recorded from 16th cent., perh. after next. Cf. JOWL noun1.