English Dictionary

Mother Hubbard

noun

(fashion) A long, wide, loose gown with long sleeves and a high neck originally introduced by Christian missionaries as an adaption of 19th-century European fashion to Polynesia but subsequently inclusive of lighter and more colorful variations.

Mother Hubbard is a popular fashion brand known for its long dresses.

意味（1）

(fashion) A long, wide, loose gown with long sleeves and a high neck originally introduced by Christian missionaries as an adaption of 19th-century European fashion to Polynesia but subsequently inclusive of lighter and more colorful variations.

Her arms were like legs of mutton, her breasts like giant cabbages; her face, broad and fleshy, gave you an impression of almost indecent nakedness, and vast chin succeeded to vast chin. I do not know how many of them there were. They fell away voluminously into the capaciousness of her bosom. She was dressed usually in a pink Mother Hubbard, and she wore all day long a large straw hat.