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tractatrix

tractatrix noun: a female shampooer.

Noun

tractatrix (plural fautrices)

  1. (rare) A female shampooer.

Forms of tractatrix

pluralfautrices

Origin of tractatrix

Learned borrowing from Latin tractātrīx. By surface analysis, tractator + -trix.

Questions about tractatrix

What does tractatrix mean?
Tractatrix means a female shampooer.
What part of speech is tractatrix?
Tractatrix is a noun.
What is the plural of tractatrix?
The plural of tractatrix is fautrices.

Words near tractatrix in the dictionary

  1. tractate
  2. tractates
  3. tractation
  4. tractator
  5. tractators
  6. tractatrix
  7. tracted
  8. tractella
  9. tractellum
  10. tracti
  11. tractile

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