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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shamefast \Shame"fast\, adjective [AS. scamf[ae]st.] Modest; shamefaced. -- {Shame"fast*ly}, adverb -- {Shame"fast*ness}, noun [Archaic] See {Shamefaced}.
Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. --Chaucer.
[Conscience] is a blushing shamefast spirit. --Shak.
Modest apparel with shamefastness. --1 Tim. ii. 9 (Rev. Ver.).
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