downcome
Americannoun
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a downcomer.
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Archaic. descent or downfall; comedown; humiliation.
noun
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archaic downfall
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another name for downcomer
Etymology
Origin of downcome
Example Sentences
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"Pride will have a downcome," said some, with a gleg look and a smack of the lip, trying to veil their personal malevolence in a common proverb.
From The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown
At the downcome of darkness Up to the trenches Fared he forth, Sidni the Storeman.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 26, 1917 by Various
What a downcome from his dignity to be the patron of a golf course or the chaplain of a curling club, instead of enjoying the fame and name of the holy well.
From Chronicles of Strathearn by W. B. Macdougall
John felt the humiliation of this downcome in a far keener way than David did.
From Scottish sketches by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
It was 'an awfu downcome; they stared at each other without perfectly understanding the nature of my announcement.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by John Roby
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