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oldham1 | 10:58 Sat 26th Oct 2013 | Crosswords
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Ugly setter with good skin?(6) -o-e-y
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ho me ly
10:59 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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homely
me=setter
holy=good
11:00 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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Ho me ly
11:00 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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Many thanks
11:41 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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I see the rationale with me and holy, but how does homely respond to the clue?
11:46 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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homely can mean ugly.
11:47 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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Homely is a nicer word for ugly.
11:47 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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it's a euphemism for ugly or unattractive.
11:47 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" (homely)
11:48 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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Thanks all. We live and learn!!
11:49 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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My favourite example of its use is in The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan, when Frederick tries to get one of the girls attracted to him:

"Oh is there not one maiden here,
whose homely face and bad complexion,
hath caused all hope to disappear,
of ever winning man's affection?
... If you will cast your eyes on me,
however plain you be I love you!"
11:51 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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jim - I sang along as I read that!
11:53 Sat 26th Oct 2013
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And a very nice girl you'll find her. She could very well pass for 43 in the dusk with the light behind her...♪♫
11:55 Sat 26th Oct 2013

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