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Shamefastness

Shamefast \Shame"fast\, a. [AS. scamf[ae]st.] Modest; shamefaced. -- Shame"fast*ly, adv. -- Shame"fast*ness, n. [Archaic] See Shamefaced.

Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness.
--Chaucer.

[Conscience] is a blushing shamefast spirit.
--Shak.

Modest apparel with shamefastness.
--1 Tim. ii. 9 (Rev. Ver.).

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shamefastness

n. The state or condition of being shamefast.

Usage examples of "shamefastness".

Away with thy shamefastness and fears, and tell me if there is aught wherein I may be helpful to thee in the matter of thy love.