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New Englandress

New Englandress noun: a female New Englander.

Noun

New Englandress (plural New Englandresses)

  1. (rare) A female New Englander.
    • Of course, with romance for a motif, he hurries them away from the republic to take refuge under the shadows and among the traces of a foreign presence on the continent—not missing, however, a shot at folly as it flies by train or steamer, nor a double stroke of satire both for the great city and...1872 March, “Current Literature”, in The Galaxy, volume XIV, number 3, section ““Their Wedding Journey.” By W. D. Howells. Boston: James R. Osgood & Co. 1872.”, pages 426–427, columns 2–1
    • But we got acquainted, and are friends, and I am glad of it and shall be proud of my lyrical clanswoman and New Englandress.1899 April 16, Edmund Clarence Stedman, To Martha Gilbert Dickinson; republished as Laura Stedman, George M. Gould, “An American Anthology”, in Life and Letters of Edmund Clarence Stedman, volume...

Forms of New Englandress

pluralNew Englandresses

Origin of New Englandress

From New Englander + -ess.

Questions about New Englandress

What does New Englandress mean?
New Englandress means a female New Englander.
What part of speech is New Englandress?
New Englandress is a noun.
What is the plural of New Englandress?
The plural of New Englandress is New Englandresses.

Words near New Englandress in the dictionary

  1. New Englanders
  2. New Englandish
  3. New Englandism
  4. New Englandisms
  5. New Englandly
  6. New Englandress
  7. New Englandresses
  8. New Englandy
  9. New English
  10. New Englishes
  11. New Englishman

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