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| Käännös | Konteksti |
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| Substantiivit |
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Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.
- 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.
- (obsolete) Someone whose occupation was spinning thread.
- (obsolete) A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
- (rare) A spider; an insect (such as a silkworm) which spins thread.
Esimerkit
- If a gentlewoman be termed a spinster, she may abate the writ.
- The spinsters and the knitters in the sun.
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