† heloadj.
Obsolete or dialect.
Bashful, modest, shamefaced.
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shamelya1100
squeamous1483
bashful1548
shamefaced1555
squeamish1561
retiring1566
chary1567
verecund1575
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helo1611
shy1672
shuff1688
shyish1754
shanny1821
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Coiffé Il est né tout coiffé,..hee is verie maidenlie, shamefacde, heloe.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Honteux, shamefast, bashfull, helo, modest.
1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 25 Heloe or Helaw, bashful, a word of common use.
1688 T. Shadwell Squire of Alsatia iii. i. 40 Hack... Kiss her I say. Lolp. I am so ha la: I am asham'd.
1763 ‘T. Bobbin’ Toy-shop (new ed.) (Gloss.) Healo, bashful.
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Halo, Healo, bashful, modest.
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