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dowd

Pronunciation: /daʊd/

The English word “dowd” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A dowdy person, especially a woman; a frump.
  2. Any of various European moths of the genus Blastobasis.

Etymology

Back-formation from dowdy.

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