dowdn.¹

/daʊd/

Etymology: Of uncertain origin. In modern use apparently a back-formation < dowdy adj.The Middle English rhymes with shroud show that the Middle English vowel was /uː/ = French ou or Old English ú ; this separates it < dow v.³ (which besides appears later); it also eliminates Wedgwood's suggestion of connection with dawdle and Scots dawdie. The modern Scots dooda /ˈdudə/ may be related.

A person, usually a woman, whose dress and appearance are devoid of smartness and brightness.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > one who is poorly or shabbily dressed

dowdc1330

dowdy1581

dud1871

tat1936

parish rig1937

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 11255 I trowe þer were many doude Þat proudly spak for noble schroude.

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. iii. 795 In sege a sot to se, Or do a dowde in dignite.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxx. 412 If she be neuer so fowll a dowde, With hir kelles and hir pynnes. The shrew hirself can shrowde.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 309^v To begette soche foule babies and oule faced doudes.

1607 N. Breton Murmurer sig. C vij Doest thou being Faire murmure at the preferment of a foule one and in thy rage call her foule Dowde?

1814 F. Burney Wanderer III. 199 I go such a dowd here, that it's enough to frighten you.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 30 Oct. 3/2 She's a dowd to-day.

1904 Westm. Gaz. 23 June 4/2 Only a duchess may dare to be a dowd just now.

1930 Time & Tide 13 Sept. To confound the shallow-pates who complained that a suffragist must be a dowd, the leader of the W.S.P.U. appeared on platforms clothed in Paris frocks.

1950 John o' London's Weekly 24 Nov. 629/3 A homely and devoted dowd like some of the later translations by Victorian writers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

† dowdn.²

Forms: 1700s dowde; English regional (Devonshire) 1800s dowd; Scottish 1800s doud; Irish English (northern) 1800s dowd.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

Obsolete or dialect.

A woman's cap or night-cap.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > night cap > types of

dowd?1750

dowdy1778

pirnie1824

slumber cap1928

slumber net1930

?1750 Apol. Life Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew (ed. 2) xi. 223 He..puts on a long Dowde.

?1750 Apol. Life Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew (ed. 2) v. 42 Having..pinn'd a large Dowde under his Chin.

1808–80 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Doud, a kelled mutch, or woman's cap with a caul, considered as a dress cap.

1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Dowd, a night-cap. Devon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	dowd
释义	dowdn.¹ /daʊd/ Etymology: Of uncertain origin. In modern use apparently a back-formation < dowdy adj.The Middle English rhymes with shroud show that the Middle English vowel was /uː/ = French ou or Old English ú ; this separates it < dow v.³ (which besides appears later); it also eliminates Wedgwood's suggestion of connection with dawdle and Scots dawdie. The modern Scots dooda /ˈdudə/ may be related. A person, usually a woman, whose dress and appearance are devoid of smartness and brightness. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > one who is poorly or shabbily dressed dowdc1330 dowdy1581 dud1871 tat1936 parish rig1937 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 11255 I trowe þer were many doude Þat proudly spak for noble schroude. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. iii. 795 In sege a sot to se, Or do a dowde in dignite. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxx. 412 If she be neuer so fowll a dowde, With hir kelles and hir pynnes. The shrew hirself can shrowde. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 309^v To begette soche foule babies and oule faced doudes. 1607 N. Breton Murmurer sig. C vij Doest thou being Faire murmure at the preferment of a foule one and in thy rage call her foule Dowde? 1814 F. Burney Wanderer III. 199 I go such a dowd here, that it's enough to frighten you. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 30 Oct. 3/2 She's a dowd to-day. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 23 June 4/2 Only a duchess may dare to be a dowd just now. 1930 Time & Tide 13 Sept. To confound the shallow-pates who complained that a suffragist must be a dowd, the leader of the W.S.P.U. appeared on platforms clothed in Paris frocks. 1950 John o' London's Weekly 24 Nov. 629/3 A homely and devoted dowd like some of the later translations by Victorian writers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2018). † dowdn.² Forms: 1700s dowde; English regional (Devonshire) 1800s dowd; Scottish 1800s doud; Irish English (northern) 1800s dowd. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Obsolete or dialect. A woman's cap or night-cap. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > night cap > types of dowd?1750 dowdy1778 pirnie1824 slumber cap1928 slumber net1930 ?1750 Apol. Life Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew (ed. 2) xi. 223 He..puts on a long Dowde. ?1750 Apol. Life Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew (ed. 2) v. 42 Having..pinn'd a large Dowde under his Chin. 1808–80 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Doud, a kelled mutch, or woman's cap with a caul, considered as a dress cap. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Dowd, a night-cap. Devon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹c1330n.²?1750
随便看	to chap hands to chap out to chare out of this world to charge to charge a etc on, upon, against to charge a etc on, upon, against a person to charge a fault on, upon, against to charge a fault on, upon, against a person to charge a person a certain sum (for to charge a person with to charge on, upon, against to charge on, upon, against a person to charge oneself with to charge to an answer to charge with to charm asleep to charm the tongue to chase a person to mischance to chase forth to chase one's tail to chase rainbows to chase the dragon to chase to mischance to chase up to chaw one's maw

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