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Pudency

Pudency \Pu"den*cy\, n. [L. pudens, p. pr. of pudere to be ashamed.] Modesty; shamefacedness. ``A pudency so rosy.''
--Shak.

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pudency

n. (context obsolete English) modesty

Usage examples of "pudency".

The point is that foxen eat and relish peepers, but let us suppose that in recent years, since being exposed to the thoughts of man, the foxen have acquired pudency.