ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: cover (I) + shame
1. obsolete : a device for masking something shameful
put on holy garments for a cover-shame of lewdness — John Dryden
2.
[so called from its use to induce abortion]
: savin
ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: cover (I) + shame
1. obsolete : a device for masking something shameful
put on holy garments for a cover-shame of lewdness — John Dryden
2.
[so called from its use to induce abortion]
: savin
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012