Plowden
Proper noun
Meaning
Plowden (plural Plowdens)
A surname.
Examples
Plowden, p. 25; Robins, p. 16 She was upset and disappointed by George's obvious partiality for Lady Jersey over her.
Plowden, p. 44; Robins, pp. 20–21 She despised Lady Jersey and could not visit or travel anywhere without George's permission.
Plowden, p. 79; Robins, pp. 29–30 Lady Douglas testified that Caroline herself had admitted to her in 1802 that she was pregnant, and that Austin was her son.
Plowden, pp. 184–185; Robins, p. 46 George's relationship with his daughter was also deteriorating, as Charlotte sought greater freedom from her father's strictures.
It was in Bangalore he met Pamela Plowden, daughter of a civil servant; she became his first love. citation He privately described most British women in India as “nasty” and scoffed at their unshakable belief in their own beauty.
In 1965, a government study, known as the Plowden Report, had found British aircraft production costs to between 10 and 20 per cent higher than American counterparts due to shorter production runs, which in turn was due to the fractured European market.