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buggles

1st September 2019, 18:29
Natural Plain Fashion

S?M?L?T?N

Could be simpleton?

Thanks for help.
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spoffy

1st September 2019, 18:45
Yes, SIMPLE ('plain') + TON ('fashion'), 'natural' being an old word for an idiot.
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rusty

1st September 2019, 18:47
Yes.
Collins Dictionary gives "a person lacking intelligence" as an obsolete meaning of "natural".
Plain is "simple".
Fashion is "ton".
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buggles

1st September 2019, 18:51
Thanks for the replies and the explanation as I wasn’t sure. Much appreciated.
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