Nuby
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nuby is a noun meaning An article of clothing similar to a scarf or a shawl.
Meaning
An article of clothing similar to a scarf or a shawl.
Example Sentences
"The little white nuby in my top drawer, Betty—I felt a chill striking the back of my neck."
"I met her at a church festival one Christmas Eve," responded Aunt Saidie, in a high-pitched, rasping voice. "The same evening that I got this pink crocheted nuby." She touched a small pointed shawl about her shoulders.
She wore entwined about her head an article which Mrs. Dangerfield spoke of as a "nuby," a knitted pink scarf concealing her hair, encircling her neck and having among its convolutions a hole for her perfectly expressionless face.
Word Forms
- nubies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wrap, nubia, necker, neckerchief, shawl, scarf.
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