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English
Etymology
Probably from the same root as blush.
Noun
blowze (plural blowzes)
- (obsolete) A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.
c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Sweet blowse, you are a beauteous blossom, sure.
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