Laundress
['lɔːndrɪs]
Definition
(n.) A woman whose employment is laundering.
(v. i.) To act as a laundress.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Washerwoman.
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Definition
n. a woman who washes and irons clothes.—n. Laun′der a washerwoman or washerman: a trough for conveying water.—v.t. to wash and iron as clothes: (Shak.) to wet wash.—ns. Laun′dry a place where clothes are washed and dressed; Laun′dry-man -maid a male female worker in a laundry.
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Examples
- I am Mr. Perker's laundress,' replied the woman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And, ma'am, he continued, the laundress tells me some of the girls have two clean tuckers in the week: it is too much; the rules limit them to one. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Lastly, as he had not yet been seen by the laundress or her niece, he was to keep himself out of their view until his change of dress was made. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He did everything for me except the household work, for which he had engaged a very decent woman, after paying off the laundress on his first arrival. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Yes, I know where he is, but he won't thank me for telling you,' replied the laundress. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Ah,' said Mr. Pickwick, half aside to Sam, 'it's a curious circumstance, Sam, that they call the old women in these inns, laundresses. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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