Dowd

/daʊd/ noun

A woman who dresses in an old-fashioned, dowdy, or unfashionable way, or is considered dull and unimpressive in appearance.

Of uncertain origin, possibly from Dutch 'dooze' (to be sluggish) or an Old English word for a dull person; the term emerged in English around the 1600s as a derogatory term.

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