authoress
Use Authoress in a sentence
θər noun
a woman who is an author.
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| —n | |
| old-fashioned, derogatory or a female author | |
| usage Gender-neutral form: author | |
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Authoress
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
The pair attempt to elope, but fail, and the broken affair duly inspires our authoress to write.
How delighted some wives would be to haver the power our little authoress ascribes to the interesting fairy.
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