dowdy
To press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize…To press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize on top.
» Her clothes were clean but dowdy.
Её одежда была чистой, но безвкусной. — odexed
farinello · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize on top.
Examples
1 sentencesHer clothes were clean but dowdy.
ruЕё одежда была чистой, но безвкусной. — odexed
Origin
First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman,"First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade".
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Forms
dowdies, dowdying, dowdied, dowdiedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.