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silly-hows

silly-hows is the plural of silly-how.

Meaning of silly-how

Noun

silly-how (plural silly-hows)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) The caul which sometimes envelops the top of a child's head after birth.
    • Great conceits are raised of the involution or meembranous covering, commonly called the silly-how, that sometimes is found about the heads of children upon their birth, and is therefore preserved with great care […]1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, V.23

Questions about silly-hows

What is silly-hows the plural of?
Silly-hows is the plural of silly-how.

Words near silly-hows in the dictionary

  1. silly string
  2. silly strings
  3. silly window syndrome
  4. silly-billy
  5. silly-how
  6. silly-hows
  7. sillycidal
  8. sillycide
  9. sillycided
  10. sillycides
  11. sillyciding

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