Mother Hubbard

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noun

A loose shapeless dress for a woman.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œShe wore loose Mother Hubbard of gray cloth in which there had once been colored flowers, but the color was washed out now.” John Steinbeck; The Grapes of Wrath; Viking; 1939.
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