† cowlishadj.
Obsolete.
Characteristic of monk; monkish. (Cf. cowl n.1 1b.)Apparently an isolated use.
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1536 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Convocation in J. Watkins Serm. & Life Latimer (1858) I. 49 That cowlish deliverance..theyr papal spoliations.
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