morphineuse
morphineuse noun: a woman who habitually takes morphine, a female morphine addict; also, a woman who supplies morphine to users.
Noun
morphineuse (plural morphineuses)
- A woman who habitually takes morphine, a female morphine addict; also, a woman who supplies morphine to users.
- The morphineuse is an old woman who makes a profession of injecting morphia into the smart women and the demi-mondaines who frequent her house.1902, Robert Hichens, Felix, page 291
- [H]ers was the restless wretchedness of a morphineuse deprived of the drug.1917, Aleister Crowley, Moonchild, Weiser, published 2010, page 252
Forms of morphineuse
| plural | morphineuses |
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Origin of morphineuse
From French morphineuse.
Questions about morphineuse
- What does morphineuse mean?
- Morphineuse means a woman who habitually takes morphine, a female morphine addict; also, a woman who supplies morphine to users.
- What part of speech is morphineuse?
- Morphineuse is a noun.
- What is the plural of morphineuse?
- The plural of morphineuse is morphineuses.
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