Dowdy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
2. sıfat Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.

   “[...she was] a perfect saint amongst women, but so dreadfully dowdy that she reminded one of a badly bound hymn-book.”

3. isim A plain or shabby person.

   “Besides these, however, and the determined dowdies, women who either do not understand dress, or who will not be troubled with it, there are certainly many who, while always anxious to appear to the best advantage, are not wealthy enough to do so […]”

4. fiil To press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize on top.

   “Topping the apples with squares of dough allowed steam to escape during baking, preventing the apples from overcooking. Dowdying the crust partway through created the dessert's sweet finish.”

5. özel isim A surname from Irish.