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ˈpudor|ˈpjuːdɔː(r)|
Also 7 -ore, -our.
[a. L. pudor shame, modesty, f. root of pud-ēre to make or be ashamed. So F. pudeur (16th c. in Hatz.).]
Due sense of shame; bashfulness, modesty.
1623Cockeram, Pudor, shamefastnesse. 1639G. Daniel Ecclus. Induct. 12 The Muse..Has sung the beauties of devine Pudore: His second Love, the Darling of his Soule. 1659Rushw. Hist. Coll. I. 615 There is a Pudor in it, it was kept secret, some great Lords never knew it. 1686W. Aglionby Painting Illustr. iii. 121 An Air of Pudour and Sanctity that strikes the Spectator with Respect. 1922Joyce Ulysses 508 Woman undoing with sweet pudor her belt of rushrope. 1927R. Fry Flemish Art i. 25 This tinge of sentimental feeling is very discreet. He never abandons himself. He has a certain shy pudor which is very attractive. 1966Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Nov. 1012/4 Lawrence's..first head-on collision with the forces of British pudor. |