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   What does Dowd mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of DOWD is a dowdy person; especially : a dowdy woman.

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   What does the term 'dowdy' mean?

   • The term 'dowdy' means 'seedy' or 'out of sorts'. It can also be applied to someone who is not fully awake or suffering from coryza or low fever.

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   Where did the name Dowd come from?

   • The surname Dowd was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht. King Niall, brother of Fiachra and descended from Daithi, was one of the last pagan Kings of Ireland. For centuries they were the leading sept of northern Ui Fiachrach.

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   Is Dowd a real name?

   • Dowd is a derivation of an ancient surname once common in Ireland but now not readily found. The name Dowd is an Anglicisation of the original Ó Dubhda (pronounced [oː ˈd̪ˠuːd̪ˠə]), through its more common form O'Dowd. The Uí Dubhda are one of the Clann Uí Fiachrach, one of the major families of Irish clans. [ 1 ][ 2 ]

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   What is a dowd moth?

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:dowd. Any of various European moths of the genus Blastobasis. Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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   Dowd is a derivation of an ancient surname once common in Ireland ... This section does not cite any ... [ˌtʲiːɾʲ ˈiəkɾˠəx]), meaning "the country of ...

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   The meaning of DOWD is a dowdy person; especially : a dowdy woman.

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   Richard Dowd, aged 41, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship "Providence" from Cork, Ireland. James Dowd, aged 30, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Sea Horse" in 1833. Mr. James Dowd, aged 26 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in ...

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   Archaic a person who wears unfashionable or shabby clothes.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Apr 23, 2023 · dowd (plural dowds) (archaic) A dowdy person, especially a woman; a frump. 1913, Henry Sydnor Harrison, chapter XI, in V. V.'s Eyes ‎ [1]: He, of course, was only an unbalanced religious fanatic, whose opinions were not of the slightest consequence to anybody, whom everybody seemed to take a dislike to at sight (except ignorant paupers like ...

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   What does the noun dowd mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun dowd. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry ...

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   dowd (pl. dowds) (archaic) A dowdy person, especially a woman; a frump. 1913, Henry Sydnor Harrison, V. V.'s Eyes, Chapter XI: He, of course, was only an unbalanced religious fanatic, whose opinions were not of the slightest consequence to anybody, whom everybody seemed to take a dislike to at sight (except ignorant paupers like the Cooneys ...