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catesses

catesses is the plural of catess.

Meaning of catess

Noun

catess (plural catesses)

  1. (rare) Synonym of she-cat.
    • I merely add that after a short acquaintance between the Monkey and the Lioness, a Cat and Catess made their appearance to the great surprise and no small scandal of the whole social circle.[…]Anubis, worshipped since under the name of Mercury, was transformed into a Dog; Diana, who according to a...1852, Charles Hale, editor, To-day, a Boston Literary Journal, volume I, Boston: Redding and Co., pages 147, 165
    Synonyms:
    she-cat

Questions about catesses

What is catesses the plural of?
Catesses is the plural of catess.

Words near catesses in the dictionary

  1. Catesby's lilies
  2. Catesby's lily
  3. Cateses
  4. cateslytin
  5. catess
  6. catesses
  7. catestatin
  8. Catethoy
  9. catex
  10. catexes
  11. catface

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