ROUEN


Meaning of ROUEN in English

I. (ˈ)rü|än, -äⁿ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Rouen, city of northern France

: of or from the city of Rouen, France : of the kind or style prevalent in Rouen

II. noun

Etymology: rouen (I)

1. usually capitalized : a breed of domestic ducks resembling Pekins in form and size and wild mallards in plumage coloring

2. -s often capitalized : a duck of the Rouen breed

III. noun

or rouen ware

( -s )

Etymology: rouen (I)

: often ornate faience and soft paste porcelain produced at Rouen, France mostly in the 17th and 18th centuries

IV. ˈrōən

dialect England

variant of rowen

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