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Dover, Strait of
dovetail
dovetail saw
dovish
Dow Jones Average
Dow theory
dowager
dowager’s hump
dowdy
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dower house
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dowdy

dow·dy [ dówdee ] (comparative dow·di·er, superlative dow·di·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. plain and unfashionable: unattractively plain and unfashionable

2. dressed plainly: wearing plain unfashionable clothes

[Late 16th century. <dowd "poorly dressed woman," origin ?]

dow·di·ly adverb
dow·di·ness noun
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