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forgeresses

forgeresses is the plural of forgeress.

Meaning of forgeress

Noun

forgeress (plural forgeresses)

  1. (dated, rare) A female forger (a person who forges, fabricates, or produces falsely).
    • [I]f all theſe forgereſſes of affected ſimperings ſhould not be praiſed by their Gallants, they would ſoon leave them, ſince it is certain they make none, but to attract lovers, and we ſhould ſee no more that which is ſo unpleaſing to the ſight; […]1655, [Madeleine] de Scudéry, translated by [John Davies], book I, in Clelia. An Excellent New Romance Dedicated to Mademoiselle de Longueville. […], part I, London: […] Humphrey Moseley and Thomas...

Questions about forgeresses

What is forgeresses the plural of?
Forgeresses is the plural of forgeress.

Words near forgeresses in the dictionary

  1. forgemaster
  2. forgemasters
  3. forgemen
  4. forger
  5. forgeress
  6. forgeresses
  7. forgeries
  8. forgers
  9. forgery
  10. forges
  11. forges ahead

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