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bas bleu
/ bɑ blø /
noun
- a bluestocking; intellectual woman
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bas bleu1
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Example Sentences
He is himself a plain practical man, who has no sympathy with the bas bleu movement.
She always reminds me of the pretty bas bleu immortalized by the 'Spectator'—or is it the 'Tattler'?
Au reste, she has nothing of the bas bleu about her, and is very quiet and agreeable.
The epithet bas bleu (blue stocking) would soon bring them back to the common crowd—an ignorant and frivolous feminine mass.
The author smacks not of the bas bleu; she is a simple woman in the truest sense of the word, and a regal grande dame as well.
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