Mother Hubbards

A form of Mother Hubbard — A long, wide, loose gown with long sleeves and a high neck originally introduced by Christian missionaries as an adaptation of 19th-century European fashion to Polynesia but subsequently inclusive of lighter and more colorful variations.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Mother Hubbard
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