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As to his being a sloven in dress, is that what they say about him?
THE ROSE OF OLD ST. LOUISMARY DILLONShe carried a sloven list that brought her port chains under, and she shouldered at her anchor like a drunken man at a post.
WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDSJOHN RUSSELLBesides, the appearance of a well-dressed man commands a certain degree of respect which would never be shown to a sloven.
MARTINE'S HAND-BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND GUIDE TO TRUE POLITENESSARTHUR MARTINEA sloven, except on Sundays and courting-days, and then only clean on the outside.
THE KNICKERBOCKER, VOL. 10, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1837VARIOUSHe used to be quite a sloven in his dress; you know how very slovenly most American gentlemen are in their dress, at any rate.
INDIAN SUMMERWILLIAM D. HOWELLSThe brightest colors in my box looked dowdy and dim, and I myself felt like an unwashed, unbrushed, unpresentable sloven.
AFTER DARKWILKIE COLLINSSloven, sluv′n, n. a man carelessly or dirtily dressed:—fem.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 4 OF 4: S-Z AND SUPPLEMENTS)VARIOUSHe was lazy and sloven of mornings, and since he had no office to go to he grew more neglectful of his appearance than ever.
WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHINGRUPERT HUGHESI was just finishing breakfast; I hadn't done my hair; if you must know, I was rather a sloven at that time.
THE TOWER OF OBLIVIONOLIVER ONIONSA woman who was a sloven suddenly develops extreme nicety in her attire.
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE, COMPLETEHONORE DE BALZACWORDS RELATED TO SLOVEN
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