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varletess

varletess noun: a female varlet.

Noun

varletess (plural varletesses)

  1. A female varlet.
    • In short, Jack, it was more pride than love, as I now find it, that put me upon making such a confounded rout about losing this noble varletess.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...

Forms of varletess

pluralvarletesses

Origin of varletess

From varlet + -ess.

Questions about varletess

What does varletess mean?
Varletess means a female varlet.
What part of speech is varletess?
Varletess is a noun.
What is the plural of varletess?
The plural of varletess is varletesses.

Words near varletess in the dictionary

  1. Varkeys
  2. Varkshi
  3. varlamoffite
  4. varlamoffites
  5. varlet
  6. varletess
  7. varletesses
  8. varletry
  9. varlets
  10. varletto
  11. varlettos

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