wreck of the Hesperus

English

Etymology

From a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Noun

wreck of the Hesperus

  1. (archaic) Used in similes 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.

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