draggle-tail
draggle-tail noun: a slut or slattern; a slovenly woman.
Noun
draggle-tail (plural draggle-tails)
- A slut or slattern; a slovenly woman.
- For yee shall not onely see the Damoiselles (Gentlewomen) and them of the better sort, but euery poore Chapperonnieze (draggletayle) euen to the Coblers daughter, that can Dance with good measure, & Arte, all your Quarantes, Leualties, Bransles, & other Dances whatsoeuer […]1604, Robert Dallington, The View of Fraunce, London: Symon Stafford
- It was a long canting monologue, which ended with, "And a lady is just what you are not — you don't even wear under-drawers, you draggle-tail!" Whereupon in her fury she lifted her skirts and showed me that she did wear underdrawers.2010, Alexander Granach, Herbert Lewis, From the Shtetl to the Stage: The Odyssey of a Wandering Actor, page 133
- Synonyms:
- drabble-tail
Adjective
draggle-tail
- Dirty, untidy, ragtag.
- You notice that across the lawn the coppice looks not so wind-beaten and draggletail as it did a while ago.1903, W. G. Collingwood, “The Fésole Club Papers: Chapter X: Infinity”, in The Parents' Review, volume 14, number 10, page 781
- —words spliced to form
draggletail phrases
met by brittle conjunctions–
We two are poorly bound1982, Joseph Sherman, “The little black ant and the little blue heron”, in Lords of shouting: Poems, page 70
draggle-tail meaning in Tamil
draggle-tail in Tamil
- தூய்மையற்றவள், பாங்கற்றவள், சீர்கேடி
Synonyms of draggle-tail
Forms of draggle-tail
| plural | draggle-tails |
|---|---|
| alternative form | draggletail |
Origin of draggle-tail
From draggle (“to make wet and muddy by dragging along the ground”) + tail. Implying that such a person's gown trailed in the mire or along the ground.
Questions about draggle-tail
- What does draggle-tail mean?
- Draggle-tail means a slut or slattern; a slovenly woman.
- What is draggle-tail in Tamil?
- Draggle-tail in Tamil is தூய்மையற்றவள், பாங்கற்றவள், சீர்கேடி. See Draggle-tail meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is draggle-tail?
- Draggle-tail can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of draggle-tail?
- The plural of draggle-tail is draggle-tails.
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