WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Powys n 1: British writer of essays; one of three literary brothers (1884-1939) [syn: Powys, Llewelyn Powys] 2: British writer of allegorical novels; one of three literary brothers (1875-1953) [syn: Powys, Theodore Francis Powys] 3: British writer of novels about nature; one of three literary brothers (1872-1963) [syn: Powys, John Cowper Powys]