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psaltress

psaltress noun: a woman who plays the psaltery.

Noun

psaltress (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A woman who plays the psaltery.
    • Then all is still: earth is a wintry clod;
      But spring-wind, like a dancing psaltress, passes
      Over its breast to waken it; rare verdure
      Buds here and there upon rough banks […]1835, Robert Browning, Paracelsus

Questions about psaltress

What does psaltress mean?
Psaltress means a woman who plays the psaltery.
What part of speech is psaltress?
Psaltress is a noun.

Words near psaltress in the dictionary

  1. psalterists
  2. psalterium
  3. psalters
  4. psaltery
  5. psaltes
  6. psaltress
  7. psaltries
  8. psaltry
  9. Psamathe
  10. Psamathean
  11. psammaplin

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