Meanings (ES + gloss)
modestia
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which c…
modestia
Moderate behaviour; reserve.
pudor
Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
... but the cars of chaste women have either coverings thrown over them, or white sheets hung over; for instance, on the cars of the female part of the family of the deceased Nawab…
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