menseful, a. Sc. and north. dial.
(ˈmɛnsfʊl)
[f. mense n. + -ful.]
Proper, decorous; neat, tidy; discreet.
| 1674 Ray N.C. Words 32 Menseful: comely, graceful, crediting a man, York-sh. 1720 Ramsay Wealth 119 Thus with attentive look mensfou they sit. 1816 Scott Old Mort. vi, Put on your Raploch grey; it's a mair mensfu' and thrifty dress. 1822 ― Pirate xxiii, Menseful maiden ne'er should rise, Till the first beam tinge the skies. 1891 A. J. Munby Vulgar Verses 191 ‘Bud, Gaffer’, said the menseful maid—. |