mavun

[ muh-voon ]

/ məˈvun /

noun

Obsolete. a man’s vest.

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Nearby words

maven, maverick, mavis, mavors, mavourneen, mavun, maw, mawger, mawkin, mawkish, mawkishly

Origin of mavun

1350–1400 for def 1; substantive of Middle English mawere, apparently a derivative of Old English morbere

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