Shamefastness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shamefast \Shame"fast\, a. [AS. scamf[ae]st.]
     Modest; shamefaced. -- {Shame"fast*ly}, adv. --
     {Shame"fast*ness}, n. [Archaic] See {Shamefaced}.
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           Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. --Chaucer.


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           [Conscience] is a blushing shamefast spirit. --Shak.
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           Modest apparel with shamefastness.       --1 Tim. ii. 9
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