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sapphic vice

sapphic vice noun: lesbianism.

Noun

sapphic vice (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Lesbianism.
    • They go out in the evening and must be back by noon on the following day at latest. Very few of them have lovers. They are satiated with men. But doctors who are competent to speak say that sapphic vice is widespread among them.1912, The modern Parisienne, London: William Heinemann, translation of Études de sociologie féminine : Parisiennes de ce temps et leurs divers milieux, états et conditions by Octave Uzanne, page 196

Questions about sapphic vice

What does sapphic vice mean?
Sapphic vice means lesbianism.
What part of speech is sapphic vice?
Sapphic vice is a noun.

Words near sapphic vice in the dictionary

  1. sappest
  2. sappeth
  3. Sappha
  4. sapphic
  5. sapphic pop
  6. sapphic vice
  7. sapphically
  8. Sapphick
  9. sapphics
  10. Sapphira
  11. sapphire

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