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ˈcover-slut
Something worn to cover sluttishness, an outer garment put on over untidy attire, an apron, pinafore, or ‘brat’. Also fig.
1639Short Contention betw. French-hood, Felt-Hat, etc. i. 9 Wee doe know you [i.e. the head-dress called ‘The Bagge’] to be..a meere rumpled..Taffeta Cover-slut. 1657G. Starkey Helmont's Vind. 173 It is..hateful, that the providence of God should be misapplied as a cover-slut of idleness, ignorance, and unconscionableness. 1670Acc. Scotland in Harl. Misc. VI. 139 (D.) Those women that can purchase plads need not bestow much upon other clothes, these cover-sluts being sufficient. 1795Burke Regic. Peace iv. Wks. IX. 54 Rags and Coversluts of Infamy. 1808Wolcott (P. Pindar) One more Peep Wks. 1812 V. 374 Put on your cover-slut of blue. 1845Athenæum 4 Jan. 17 Exhibiting..a smart architectural ‘pinafore’ in front..a mere ‘coverslut’ intended to hide meanness and deformity. |