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stepdame
[
step
-deym
]
step·dame
/
ˈstɛpˌdeɪm
/
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[
step
-deym
]
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noun
Archaic
.
a stepmother.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
step-
,
dame
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Stepdame
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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stepdame
(ˈstɛpˌdeɪm)
—
n
an archaic word for
stepmother
[C14: from
step-
+
dame
(in the archaic sense: mother; see
dam
²)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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