OWL IN AN IVY BUSH

Domain	Definition
Literature	Owl in an Ivy Bush (Like an). Very ugly, a horrible fright [of a fellow]. Said of (or to) a person who has dressed his head unbecomingly, or that has a scared look, an untidy head of hair, or that looks inanely wise. The ivy bush was supposed to be the favourite haunt of owls, and numerous allusions to this supposition might be readily cited. "Good ivy, say to us what birds hast thou? None but the owlet that cries `How, how!' " Carol (time Henry VI.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Slang in 1811	OWL IN AN IVY BUSH. He looks like an owl in an ivy bush; frequently said of a person with a large frizzled wig, or a woman whose hair is dressed a-la-blowze. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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Anagrams: OWL IN AN IVY BUSH

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	Words within the letters "a-b-h-i-i-l-n-n-o-s-u-v-w-y"
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