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modesty bit

modesty bit noun: a modesty piece.

Noun

modesty bit (plural modesty bits)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A modesty piece.
    • Her Dress, too, was of the same cast, a thin muslin short sacque and Coat lined throughout with Pink, – a modesty bit – and something of a very short cloak half concealed about half of her old wrinkled Neck […].1780, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 151

Forms of modesty bit

pluralmodesty bits

Questions about modesty bit

What does modesty bit mean?
Modesty bit means a modesty piece.
What part of speech is modesty bit?
Modesty bit is a noun.
What is the plural of modesty bit?
The plural of modesty bit is modesty bits.

Words near modesty bit in the dictionary

  1. Modesto ashes
  2. Modesto Omiste
  3. modesty
  4. modesty bag
  5. modesty bags
  6. modesty bit
  7. modesty bits
  8. modesty board
  9. modesty boards
  10. modesty glasses
  11. modesty panel

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