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In a moment she had flattened every jaunty twist and turn out of her habiliments, and had given to herself an air of absolute dowdyism.

From The Landleaguers by Trollope, Anthony

Why should these women sink before their time into a slough of dowdyism and cut themselves off from the enjoyments civilisation has provided for their benefit?

From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary