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1Bashful Brother Oswald — (* 26. Dezember 1911 als Beecher Ray Kirby; † 17. Oktober 2002) war ein US amerikanischer Country Musiker, der die Resonatorgitarre (Dobro) bekannt machte. Er spielte mit Roy Acuffs Smoky Mountain Boys und war Mitglied der Grand Ole Opry. Er war… …
2Bashful — may refer to: *Shyness *Bashful (film), a 1917 American film *Bashful (character), a character from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs …
3Bashful — Bash ful (b[a^]sh f[.u]l), a. [See {Bash}.] 1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a… …
4bashful — index diffident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5bashful — 1540s, from baishen to be filled with consternation or dismay (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. baissier bring down, humiliate (see ABASH (Cf. abash)). Related: Bashfully; bashfulness (1530s) …
6bashful — *shy, diffident, modest, coy Analogous words: shrinking, recoiling (see RECOIL vb): timorous, *timid: embarrassed, abashed (see EMBARRASS) Antonyms: forward: brazen Contrasted words: brash, barefaced, impudent, *shameless: bold, intrepid (see …
7bashful — [adj] shy abashed, backward, blushful, blushing, chary, confused, constrained, coy, demure, diffident, embarrassed, humble, modest, nervous, overmodest, recoiling, reserved, reticent, retiring, self conscious, self effacing, shamefaced, sheepish …
8bashful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ shy and easily embarrassed. DERIVATIVES bashfully adverb bashfulness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete bash «make or become abashed» …
9bashful — [bash′fəl] adj. [(A)BASH + FUL] 1. timid, shy, and easily embarrassed 2. showing an embarrassed timidity SYN. SHY1 bashfully adv. bashfulness n …
10Bashful Brother Oswald — Infobox musical artist | Name = Bashful Brother Oswald Img capt = Img size = Background = solo singer Birth name = Beecher Ray Kirby Alias = Pete Kirby Born = Birth date|1911|12|26|df=yes Sevier County, Tennessee United States Died = Death date… …