Milkmaidy

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a milkmaid.

    "Fullness of skirt aids in giving a better effect than narrowness, but even with ful­ness in excess, there is still a certain unfinished, milkmaidy look, wanting both in elegance and aplomb."

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"Fullness of skirt aids in giving a better effect than narrowness, but even with ful­ness in excess, there is still a certain unfinished, milkmaidy look, wanting both in elegance and aplomb."

Etymology

From milkmaid + -y.

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