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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A woman's bedgown consisting of a loose jacket with a skirt..
Leah is comely in the sunshine, Madelon thinks, with her freshly-colored, strongly-marked old Cornish face, framed by black hair just flecked with white, under the broad hat such as the fishwives wear; and the white touser, or quaint apron, gives a natty look to the shortgown.
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Shortgown means (obsolete) A woman's bedgown consisting of a loose jacket with a skirt..
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Leah is comely in the sunshine, Madelon thinks, with her freshly-colored, strongly-marked old Cornish face, framed by black hair just flecked with white, under the broad hat such as the fishwives wear; and the white touser, or quaint apron, gives a natty look to the shortgown.
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