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tribade
[ trib-uhd ]
tribade
/ trɪˈbædɪk; ˈtrɪbəd /
noun
- a lesbian, esp one who practises tribadism
Derived Forms
- tribadic, adjective
Other Words From
- tri·bad·ic [trih-, bad, -ik], adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tribade1
Example Sentences
Indeed, terms such as “tribade” and “sapphism” competed with “lesbian” or “lesbianism” throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, sometimes rivalling them in prominence.
Each of the victims, he continues, “was flanked by tribades, who were free of all such intricate harnesses.”
It is called Lesbian love or saphism; and the women inverts are known as tribades.
The common euphemism employed when speaking of two tribades who live together is that they 'live apart.'
Heinel of the Opera was settling in England, added: "Her taste for women will there find attractive satisfaction, for though Paris furnishes many tribades it is said that London is herein superior."
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