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noun wreck, Wreck of the w:Hesperus, Hesperus
  1. (archaic) Used to describe the appearance of an untidy or bedraggled person.
She looked like the wreck of the Hesperus when she got caught in the rain.
Etymology: From a poem by w:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.


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