bluegown

bluegown
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: so called from the blue gown worn as the badge of office
: beadsman 2b

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blueˈgown noun
One of a former class of licensed beggars in Scotland, a King's Bedesman
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