Source : WordNet®

Howe
     n 1: United States feminist who was active in the women's
          suffrage movement (1819-1910) [syn: {Julia Ward Howe}]
     2: United States inventor who built early sewing machines and
        won suits for patent infringement against other
        manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
        [syn: {Elias Howe}]