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Quakeress

American

[kwey-ker-is] / ˈkweɪ kər ɪs /

noun

Older Use.

a woman or girl who is a Quaker.

In earlier days, Quakeresses wore colored aprons of green or blue, but preferably of the former color.

Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of Quakeress

First recorded in 1715–25; Quaker + -ess

Example Sentences

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Daniel, London, England Many years ago, Caroline Stephens, the great British Quakeress, wrote about the choices we make in life.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2010

But the singular Quakeress and the bigamist decide that this really does not matter.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Why Lizzie," cried Quakeress Lucretia Mott, "thee will make us ridiculous!"

From Time Magazine Archive

He, a self-styled Quaker, and his mother, a devout Quakeress, both lied in an attempt to get him into the Marine Corps under the legal age.*

From Time Magazine Archive

I have a mind to stay here and see that you turn the Quakeress into a princess.”

From A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

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