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ancient marineresses

ancient marineresses is the plural of ancient marineress.

Meaning of ancient marineress

Noun

ancient marineress (plural ancient marineresses)

  1. An old woman who bears some resemblance to Coleridge's Ancient Mariner, especially one who has an unfortunate history or insists on telling her story.
    • Further than this mystic demonstration none of them had gotten, so far, for Mrs. Parker kept her glittering eye on them like an Ancient Marineress and “The boldest held his breath for a time!”1879 March 5, [Rose Terry Cooke], “Dr. Parkers’ Patty”, in Nanaimo Free Press, volume V, number 92, Nanaimo, B.C.

Questions about ancient marineresses

What is ancient marineresses the plural of?
Ancient marineresses is the plural of ancient marineress.

Words near ancient marineresses in the dictionary

  1. ancient history
  2. Ancient Kangleipak
  3. ancient lights
  4. Ancient Macedonian
  5. ancient marineress
  6. ancient marineresses
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  9. Ancient Near East
  10. ancient Near Eastern
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