jowe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === geowe, gowe, jovwe, jowwe jawe, jeawe === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman jowe (“cheek; jaw”). Attested from 1325 in the English name Jowepynnes (recorded in Latin). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒau̯(ə)/ === Noun === jowe (plural jowes) jaw, jawbone lower part of the sides of the face ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: jaw ==== References ==== “jou(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Noun === jowe (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of joe (“cheek; jaw”) === References === “joe”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.