amateuse

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amateuse

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Pseudo-Gallicism, from amateur + -euse (the French equivalent is amatrice).

noun amateuses

A female amateur. This Society, already distinguished by their extreme liberality and brilliant assemblies, do themselves additional honour by the periodical invitation of lady artists and amateuses, some of whom contribute works of much excellence to the exhibitions.
Similar: amatrice

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@misc{amateuse_2026,
  title = {amateuse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amateuse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}