Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SLOV-EN
SLOV-EN, n. [D. slof, careless; sloffen, to neglect; W. yslabi, from yslab, extended; Ir. slapaire.]
A man careless of his dress, or negligent of cleanliness; a man habitually negligent of neatness and order. – Pope.
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