Poless

Poless noun: a female Pole; a Polish woman.

Noun

Poless (plural Polesses)

(archaic, rare) A female Pole; a Polish woman.
- What was more to the purpose, he seems to have amended his conduct he had married while at Posen; his wife, a fair Poless, was possessed of many graces, and of contentment and submissiveness without limit; […]1827, [Thomas Carlyle], “E[rnst] T[heodor] W[ilhelm] Hoffmann”, in German Romance: Specimens of Its Chief Authors; […], volume II (Containing Tieck and Hoffmann), Edinburgh: William Tait, […]...
- BEAUTIFUL POLESSES. / The Polish ladies, says a Warsaw correspondent of the Boston Journal, are very beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful in the world.1877 September 21, The New Orleans Daily Democrat. […], volume II, number 264, New Orleans, La., page 2, column 2

Zarmoski. / LITTLE POLAND EN FETE. / Carriage Drawn by Four White Horses Took Bridal Party to Church—Wedding Supper in Kosciusko Hall—The Poles and Polesses Present.1900 June 12, The Evening Journal, volume XXXIV, number 34, Jersey City, N.J., page 3:
Poles and Polesses by the dozen appeared to testify to the events alleged by both.1903 May 16, “Real Name Was Quite Enough: Kataczyna Andrzewska Was Given a Verdict for Other Names Neighbor Called Her. Regular Polish...

plural	Polesses

From Pole + -ess.

What does Poless mean?: Poless means a female Pole; a Polish woman.
How do you use Poless in a sentence?: Zarmoski. / LITTLE POLAND EN FETE. / Carriage Drawn by Four White Horses Took Bridal Party to Church—Wedding Supper in Kosciusko Hall—The Poles and Polesses Present.
What part of speech is Poless?: Poless is a noun.
What is the plural of Poless?: The plural of Poless is Polesses.

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