Associations to the word «Powys»

Wiktionary

POWYS, proper noun. A principal area and preserved county of Wales, admin HQ Llandrindod Wells.

Dictionary definition

POWYS, noun. British writer of essays; one of three literary brothers (1884-1939).
POWYS, noun. British writer of allegorical novels; one of three literary brothers (1875-1953).
POWYS, noun. British writer of novels about nature; one of three literary brothers (1872-1963).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.