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ˈlow-born, a.
[f. low adv. + born ppl. a.]
1. Born in a low station.
c1205Lay. 22041 Ne beo he noht swa loh iboren, ful wel he beoð iborȝen. 1611Shakes. Wint. T. iv. iv. 156 This is the prettiest Low-borne Lasse, that euer Ran on the greene⁓sord. [1732Pope Ep. Bathurst 138 Corruption..Shall deluge all; and Av'rice, creeping on, Spread like a low-born mist, and blot the Sun.] 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. x. II. 657 The fact that the low born young barrister was appointed to so honorable and important a post.
2. As n. A low-born person. nonce-use.
1879E. Arnold Lt. Asia vii. 202 Wrapped in a clout, shorn, sandalled, craving food Of low-borns. |