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Swissess

Swissess noun: a Swiss woman or girl.

Noun

Swissess (plural not attested)

  1. (dated, no plural, rare) A Swiss woman or girl.
    • She had been engaged as French governess to his four little daughters, who were also provided with an English teacher, and attended by half the masters in the metropolis. The young Swissess had been received on the most unexceptionable recommendation, as to character, connexions, and elegant...1836, Caroline Bowles Southey, Gems Selected from the Poems of Caroline Bowles, Boston: Light and Horton, page 88

Origin of Swissess

From Swiss + -ess, perhaps with influence from French Suissesse.

Questions about Swissess

What does Swissess mean?
Swissess means a Swiss woman or girl.
What part of speech is Swissess?
Swissess is a noun.

Words near Swissess in the dictionary

  1. swissed
  2. Swisser
  3. Swisserland
  4. Swissers
  5. swisses
  6. Swissess
  7. Swissie
  8. Swissies
  9. swissing
  10. Swissland
  11. Swissly

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