- Draggle-tailed
- Draggle-tailed Drag"gle-tailed`, a. Untidy; sluttish; slatternly. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
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Draggle-tailed
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draggle-tailed — /drag euhl tayld /, adj. untidy; bedraggled; slovenly. [1645 55; DRAGGLE TAIL + ED3] * * * … Universalium
draggle-tailed — /drag euhl tayld /, adj. untidy; bedraggled; slovenly. [1645 55; DRAGGLE TAIL + ED3] … Useful english dictionary
draggle-tailed — adjective /ˈʤræɡlteld/ Slatternly, untidy, unkempt … Wiktionary
draggle — v. 1 tr. make dirty or wet or limp by trailing. 2 intr. hang trailing. 3 intr. lag; straggle in the rear. Phrases and idioms: draggle tailed (of a woman) with untidily trailing skirts. Etymology: DRAG + LE(4) … Useful english dictionary
Daggle-tailed — Daggle tail Dag gle tail (d[a^]g g l t[=a]l ), Daggle tailed Dag gle tailed ( t[=a]ld ), a. Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle tailed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dugged — draggle tailed. Exm … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
dudded — draggle tailed. Exm … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
girred — draggle tailed. Exm … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Uncleanness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Uncleanness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 uncleanness uncleanness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity Sgm: N 1 immundity immundity immundicity Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity &c.???of mind ???>961 … English dictionary for students
Daggle-tail — Dag gle tail (d[a^]g g l t[=a]l ), Daggle tailed Dag gle tailed ( t[=a]ld ), a. Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle tailed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
