laundress

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laundress

noun laundresses

Synonym of washerwoman. I tell thee ſhameleſſe girle, Thou ſhalt be Landreſſe to my waiting maide:
Similar: washerwoman

verb laundresses · laundressing · laundressed

historical, obsolete To act as a laundress. ‘Sir,’ said Mrs. Crupp, in a tone approaching to severity, ‘I’ve laundressed other young gentlemen besides yourself. […]’

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@misc{laundress_2026,
  title = {laundress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laundress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}