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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Blowzy. | |
| Coarse, red-faced, bloated; applied to women. The word is allied to blush, blaze, etc. (Dutch, bloozen and blaazen; Danish, blusser, to blaze.) | 1 |
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