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spin·ster
(spĭn′stər)n.
1. Often Offensive A woman, especially an older one, who has not married.
2. Archaic A person, especially a woman, whose occupation is spinning thread.
[Middle English spinnestere, female spinner of thread : spinnen, to spin; see spin + -estere, -ster, -ster.]
spin′ster·hood′ n.
spin′ster·ish, spin′ster·ly adj.
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spinster
(ˈspɪnstə)n
1. an unmarried woman regarded as being beyond the age of marriage
2. (Law) law (in legal documents) a woman who has never married. Compare feme sole
3. (Textiles) (formerly) a woman who spins thread for her living
[C14 (in the sense: a person, esp a woman, whose occupation is spinning; C17: a woman still unmarried): from spin + -ster]
ˈspinsterˌhood n
ˈspinsterish adj
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spin•ster
(ˈspɪn stər)n.
1. Usually Disparaging. a woman who has remained unmarried beyond the conventional age for marriage in her culture or society.
2. Chiefly Law. a woman who has never married.
3. a woman whose occupation is spinning.
spin′ster•hood`, n.
spin′ster•ish, adj.
spin′ster•ish•ly, adv.
spin′ster•like`, adj.
usage: Definition 1 is usually used with disparaging intent.
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Translations
عَانِسعانِس
stará panna
gammeljomfru
vanhapiikakehrääjä
usidjelica
kézifonónővénkisasszonyvénlány
ógift kona
独身女性
미혼여성
vecmeita
stara devica
gammal ungmö
สตรีที่ไม่ได้แต่งงาน
evde kalmış kızkız kurusu
bà cô
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spinster
(ˈspinstə) noun a woman who is not married.
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