Ancestress
[,æn'ɛstrəs]
Definition
(n.) A female ancestor.
Typed by Harrison
Examples
- He wanted to thank her for having been to see his mother, but under the ancestress's malicious eye he felt himself tongue-tied and constrained. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Mrs. van der Luyden's portrait by Huntington (in black velvet and Venetian point) faced that of her lovely ancestress. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He had a tale to tell about one ancestress, whose dark beauty seemed as that of a flower of the south. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I like all the novelties, said the ancestress, lifting the stone to her small bright orbs, which no glasses had ever disfigured. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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