Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DOW'DY
DOW'DY, n. [Scot. dawdie, perhaps from daw, a sluggard, or its root. Jamieson.]
An awkward, ill-dressed, inelegant woman. – Shak. Dryden.
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DOW'DY, n. [Scot. dawdie, perhaps from daw, a sluggard, or its root. Jamieson.]
An awkward, ill-dressed, inelegant woman. – Shak. Dryden.
Return to page 185 of the letter “D”.