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detractresses

detractresses is the plural of detractress.

Meaning of detractress

Noun

detractress (plural detractresses)

  1. (obsolete) A female detractor.
    • That if any shall detract from a Lady's Character, […]the said Detractress shall be forthwith ordered to the lowest place of the Room.1715 March 19 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 23. Tuesday, March 9. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob...

Questions about detractresses

What is detractresses the plural of?
Detractresses is the plural of detractress.

Words near detractresses in the dictionary

  1. detractors
  2. detractory
  3. detractour
  4. detractours
  5. detractress
  6. detractresses
  7. detracts
  8. detraditionalisation
  9. detraditionalise
  10. detraditionalised
  11. detraditionalises

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