What does house proud mean?
House proud means Alternative form of house-proud..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of house-proud..
Miss Molyneux was extremely proud of her doors and ceilings and fire places, but indeed she was altogether what Lancashire folk call a "houseproud woman."
We also witness Marlowe at his most houseproud, serving coffee for Eileen Wade[…]
Houses are not mirrors for Narcissuses, and even the most houseproud people don't eat off the kitchen floor, whatever they say.
Use house proud when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
House proud means Alternative form of house-proud..
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Miss Molyneux was extremely proud of her doors and ceilings and fire places, but indeed she was altogether what Lancashire folk call a "houseproud woman."
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