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Definition: BLUEGOWN

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Noun 1. One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Bluegown" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: BLUEGOWN

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BLUEGOWN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)