COVER-SHAME


Meaning of COVER-SHAME in English

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

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