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nosegent

nosegent noun: a nun.

Noun

nosegent (plural nosegents)

  1. (London, archaic, street cant) A nun.
    • There was a proud patrico and a nosegent, he toke his Jockam in his famble, and a wapping he went, he dockt the Dell, he prygge to praunce, he byngd a wast into the darkemans, he fylche the Cofe without any fylche man.1871, Charles Hindley, The Old Book Collector's Miscellany
    • 'Still the lovely old nosegents were generous with their information when I asked about the grave.'2017, Anabelle Bryant, The Den Of Iniquity

Forms of nosegent

pluralnosegents

Origin of nosegent

Unknown.

Questions about nosegent

What does nosegent mean?
Nosegent means a nun.
What part of speech is nosegent?
Nosegent is a noun.
What is the plural of nosegent?
The plural of nosegent is nosegents.

Words near nosegent in the dictionary

  1. nosefuls
  2. nosegay
  3. nosegayed
  4. nosegays
  5. nosegear
  6. nosegent
  7. nosegents
  8. noseglasses
  9. nosegrab
  10. nosegrabs
  11. nosegrind

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