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  1. dowd love

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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Dead; flat; spiritless.
  2. n. A woman's nightcap.

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  • hernesheir Formerly, a woman's nightime head-covering. Makes one rethink what dowdy might mean. Dec 2, 2010

  • madmouth The crochety schoolmaster Mr. Carpenter in L.M. Montgomery's Emily Climbs: "I've no use for dowds and I'm sure the Lord doesn't either"
    Apr 15, 2009

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