bearesses
bearesses is the plural of bearess.
Meaning of bearess
Noun (1)
bearess (plural bearesses)
- Synonym of she-bear.
- See, farther, two every-day figures sitting faithfully together like a pair of turtle doves, or a bear and his bearess.[…]The poor horse drew Bear and his Bearess heavily along.1842, Mary Howitt, transl., The Neighbours: A Story of Every-Day Life, volume II, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, […], translation of original by Frederika Bremer, pages 149 (chapter XV)...
- Synonyms:
- she-bear
Noun (2)
bearess (plural bearesses)
- A female bearer.
- As it is the only spirit I possess I heed his advice and bring it back to the hotel to find the entire force standing at attention, ready to receive me. I pass on to my room with a procession of bearers and bearesses strung out behind me like the tail of a kite, anything from a tea-tray to the...1912, Frances Little, The Lady and Sada San: A Sequel to The Lady of the Decoration, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., pages 60–61
Questions about bearesses
- What is bearesses the plural of?
- Bearesses is the plural of bearess.
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