dowry

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Synonyms: dowdy, downy, dory, dowery, dowty, lowry, cowry, dobry, mowry, dowly, towry

Antonyms: dowdy, downy, dory, dowery, dowty, lowry, cowry, dobry, mowry, dowly, towry

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q45803}} Payment, such as [[property]] or [[money]], paid by the [[bride]]'s family to the [[groom]] or his family at the time of [[marriage]].<ref>Gary Ferraro & Susan Andreatta, ''Cultural Anthropology'', 8th edn. (Belmont, Cal: Wadsworth, 2010), 223.</ref>
2. {{senseid|en|Q765157}} {{lb|en|less common}} Payment by the [[groom]] or his family to the [[bride]]'s family.
3. {{senseid|en|Q351406}} {{lb|en|obsolete}} Inheritance from a deceased husband to his widow.
4. A natural gift or talent.
5. {{lb|en|informal}} A large amount.

Verb

1. To bestow a dowry upon.

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