Gaucherie: alternatives and connections

A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a broad-brimmed hat.

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To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription.

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A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a boil; an eruptive disease.

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To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.

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The quality of being clumsy.

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The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

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Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.

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Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.

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A false step; a mistake or wrong measure.

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The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity; artlessness.

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To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

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An impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp., deviation from the idiom of a language or from th…

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The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement.

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The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement.

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