Proprietous

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    proper proscribed, sometimes

    "[…] the russet gown and spotless head-gear, so proprietous to the out-of-doors employments, and in-doors aspect of a cottager?"

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"[…] the russet gown and spotless head-gear, so proprietous to the out-of-doors employments, and in-doors aspect of a cottager?"

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