Mother Hub·bard (h b  rd)n. A woman's loose, unbelted dress. [Probably from illustrations of Mother Hubbard, character in a nursery rhyme by Sarah Catherine Martin (1768-1826), British writer.] |
Mother Hubbard [ˈhʌbəd]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) (sometimes not capitals) a woman's full-length unbelted dress
[after Mother Hubbard, a character in a nursery rhyme]
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