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Definition of Spinster
1. Noun. An elderly unmarried woman.
2. Noun. Someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads).
Definition of Spinster
1. n. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.
Definition of Spinster
1. Noun. A woman who has never been married, especially one past the normal marrying age according to social traditions. ¹
2. Noun. One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spin master. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) Someone whose occupation was spinning thread. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spinster
1. an unmarried woman who is past the usual age for marrying [n -S]
Medical Definition of Spinster
1. 1. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin. "She spake to spinster to spin it out." (Piers Plowman) "The spinsters and the knitters in the sun." (Shak) 2. A man who spins. 3. An unmarried or single woman; used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname. "If a gentlewoman be termed a spinster, she may abate the writ." (Coke) 4. A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction. Origin: Spin + -ster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinster
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