Owen
['oɪn]
Definition
(noun.) English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892).
(noun.) Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858).
Typist: Pansy--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Own.
Typed by Hector
Examples
- I found on inquiry that the name of John Owen, attached to the entry, referred to the man who had been employed to drive the fly. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This is well shown in the drawings given by Owen of the leg bones of the horse, ox, and rhinoceros. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- His friend Mr. Owen had sisters; he might find them attractive. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It is consolatory to me that others find Professor Owen's controversial writings as difficult to understand and to reconcile with each other, as I do. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- This marks a great stride away from the socialism of Owen. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A point to note about this early socialism of Owen's is that it was not at first at all democratic. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is clear that the riddle of currency exercised Owen. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Owen's experiments and suggestions ranged very widely, and do not fall under any single formula. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Professor Owen has subsequently extended the same generalisation to the mammals of the Old World. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In fishes and reptiles, as Owen has remarked, The range of gradation of dioptric structures is very great. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- We cannot tell here in any detail the full story of Owen's life and thought. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater anomaly in nature than a bird that cannot fly; yet there are several in this state. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Laura, Marian, Mr. Kyrle, and myself in one carriage, and John Owen, with a clerk from Mr. Kyrle's office, occupying places in another. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He did not, the only time he went to see Mr. Owen before. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Hancock immediately sent two divisions, commanded by Birney and Mott, and later two brigades, Carroll's and Owen's, to the support of Getty. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Miss Owens--you liked them, did not you? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- How many Miss Owens are there? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I know nothing of the Miss Owens, said Fanny calmly. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The Miss Owens, said she, soon afterwards; suppose you were to have one of the Miss Owens settled at Thornton Lacey; how should you like it? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Typed by Billie