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Renowned. [Obs.]

The state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; -- always in a good sense. Nor envy we Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. Dryden.

ed for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king. "Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires." Milton. These were the renouwned of the congregation. Num. i. 61.

With renown.

One who gives renown. [R.]

Having great renown; famous. "Renownful Scipio." Marston.

Without renown; inglorius.

Knowing one's self, or one's own character, powers, and limitations.

Knowledge of one's self, or of one's own character, powers, limitations, etc.

Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color (argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in, flakes. The field of snow with eagle of black therein. Chaucer. Red snow. See under Red. Snow bunting. (Zoöl.) See Snowbird, 1. -- Snow cock (Zoöl.), the snow pheasant. -- Snow flea (Zoöl.), a small black lea…

A bannerlike stream of snow blown into the air from a mountain peak, often having a pinkish color and extending horizontally for several miles across the sky.

Affected with blindness by the brilliancy of snow. -- Snow"-blind`ness, n.

Enveloped in, or confined by, snow. Whittier.

Snow and water mixed, or snow just melted; very cold liquor. Shak.

Having the top capped or covered with snow; as, snow-capped mountains.

White as snow; very white. "Snow-white and rose-red" Chaucer.

A round mass of snow pressed or roller together, or anything resembling such a mass.

hern United States, and the Chiococca racemosa of Florida and tropical America. Creeping snowberry. (Bot.) See under Creeping.

winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also snow bunting, snowflake, snowfleck, and snowflight.

A very small humming bird (Microchæra albocoronata) native of New Grenada.