Definition of Laundresses

1. Noun. (plural of laundress) ¹

2. Verb. (obsolete) (third-person singular of laundress) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Laundresses

1. laundress [n] - See also: laundress

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laundresses

launcing
laund
launder
launderability
launderable
laundered
launderer
launderers
launderette
launderettes
laundering
launderings
launders
laundress
laundressed
laundresses
laundressing
laundrette
laundrettes
laundries
laundromat
laundromats
laundry
laundry-mark
laundry basket
laundry baskets
laundry cart
laundry chute
laundry detergent
laundry list

Literary usage of Laundresses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. James's Magazine by S. C. Hall (1864)
"LONDON Laundresses. ! AM afraid this title will be thought to smack somewhat of tautology, seeing that the laundress proper forms an integral part of London ..."

2. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"Yet continual complaints rise up, that it burns linen, scalds the laundresses' fingers, wastes infinitely in keeping, being full of lime and tallow. ..."

3. The Occupational Diseases: Their Causation, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention by William Gilman Thompson (1914)
"Treatment.—Treatment of the neurasthenia and digestive disorders is described under those headings (pages 531, 155). XX. Laundresses In the steam laundry ..."

4. The Inns of Court and Chancery by William John Loftie (1893)
"... Usages — Eating Dinners — The Menu — Pass the Bottle — Laundresses—Ladies in the Temple. THE eminent inhabitants of the Inner Temple have been numerous. ..."

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