- laundress
- noun Date: 1550 a woman who is a laundry worker
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
laundress
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Laundress — Laun dress, v. i. To act as a laundress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laundress — Laun dress, n. A woman whose employment is laundering. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laundress — 1540s; see LAUNDRY (Cf. laundry) + ESS (Cf. ess) … Etymology dictionary
laundress — ► NOUN ▪ a woman employed to launder clothes and linen … English terms dictionary
laundress — [lôn′dris] n. a woman whose work is washing clothes, ironing, etc.; washerwoman … English World dictionary
laundress — /lawn dris, lahn /, n. a woman whose work is the washing and ironing of clothes, linens, etc. [1540 50; obs. launder launderer (see LAUNDER) + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
laundress — noun A woman whose employment is laundering … Wiktionary
laundress — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. washerwoman, cleaning lady, domestic; see servant … English dictionary for students
laundress — laun·dress || lÉ”Ëndrɪs n. one who launders clothing … English contemporary dictionary
laundress — noun a woman employed to launder clothes and household linen … English new terms dictionary
