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laundressed

laundressed is the simple past and past participle of laundress.

Meaning of laundress

Verb

laundress (third-person singular simple present laundresses, present participle laundressing, simple past and past participle laundressed)

  1. (historical, obsolete) To act as a laundress.
    • ‘Sir,’ said Mrs. Crupp, in a tone approaching to severity, ‘I’ve laundressed other young gentlemen besides yourself. […]’1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, chapter 26, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC

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Questions about laundressed

What is laundressed the simple past and past participle of?
Laundressed is the simple past and past participle of laundress.

Words near laundressed in the dictionary

  1. launderings
  2. launderometer
  3. launderometers
  4. launders
  5. laundress
  6. laundressed
  7. laundresses
  8. laundressing
  9. laundrette
  10. laundrettes
  11. Laundrie

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