bluestocking
[ bloo-stok-ing ]
/ ˈbluˌstɒk ɪŋ /
noun
a woman with considerable scholarly, literary, or intellectual ability or interest.
a member of a mid-18th-century London literary circle: Lady Montagu was a celebrated bluestocking.
Words nearby bluestocking
blueshift, bluesman, bluesnarfing, bluest eye, the, bluestem, bluestocking, bluestone, bluet, bluethroat, bluethroat pikeblenny, bluetick
Origin of bluestocking
1675–85; so called from the informal attire, especially blue woolen instead of black silk stockings, worn by some women of the group (def 2)
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bluestocking
/ (ˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋ) /
noun
usually derogatory a scholarly or intellectual woman
Word Origin for bluestocking
from the blue worsted stockings worn by members of a C18 literary society
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