downcome

[ doun-kuhm ]
/ ˈdaʊnˌkʌm /

noun

a downcomer.
Archaic. descent or downfall; comedown; humiliation.

Origin of downcome

First recorded in 1505–15; down1 + come

Example sentences from the Web for downcome

  • Ay, said Mrs. Bairnsfather, shaking her head pathetically, it has been a great grief to her this downcome of young Strathoran.

    Merkland |Mrs. Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for downcome

downcome
/ (ˈdaʊnˌkʌm) /

noun

archaic downfall
another name for downcomer