Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Synonyymit
| Käännös | Konteksti | |
|---|---|---|
| Substantiivit | ||
| 1. | vieille fille {f} | kuvaannollinen, vanhentunut |
| 2. | fileuse {f} | |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (sometimes derogatory) 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 spinmeister.
- (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, dialectal) 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.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | spinsters |