Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Plain; direct; simple; downright.
- noun A fabric of woven or plaited straw, originally made at Dunstable in England. Also used attributively: as, a dunstable hat or bonnet.
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Examples
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The bankrupt closed up slums of dunstable road were bought through blood and sweat money - hard earned.
'Allah's' Luton Militia - Civil War Lionheart 2007
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-- Because I value Mr. Solmes as my friend, you treat him the worse -- That's the plain dunstable of the matter,
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 Samuel Richardson 1725
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chicken and chip shop, dunstable, lionheart comments:
At last a Response Lionheart 2007
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catherine of aragon, dunstable royal history, lionheart, priory church, the queen comments:
A Message to the Queen Lionheart 2007
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dunstable fast food, dunstable pizza, dunstable taxi comments:
Lionheart Lionheart 2001
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dunstable fast food, dunstable pizza, dunstable taxi
Archive 2001-01-01 Lionheart 2001
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Because I value Mr. Solmes as my friend, you treat him the worse — That’s the plain dunstable of the matter, Miss! —
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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$ {parseInt (blog_item_index) + 1}. bedfordshire county council. based in dunstable.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2009
minerva commented on the word dunstable
How you begin your letter!---Because I value Mr. Solmes as my friend, you treat him the worse---That's the plain dunstable of the matter, Miss!
October 11, 2007
minerva commented on the word dunstable
Plain speaking (The road from London to Dunstable stretched for the most part in a straight, direct line.)
October 11, 2007