bourgeoise
noun
a female member of the bourgeoisie.
bourgeoises
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pluralof bourgeoise.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two of these women were dressed like good bourgeoises of Paris.
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Isabel Florence Hapgood
There was a freshness of tint, and a comeliness of appearance, among the bourgeoises and common people, which were not to be eclipsed even by the belles of Coutances.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
On a table lay an album of costliest price, such as none of the bourgeoises who now lord it in our industrial and fault-finding society would have dared to exhibit.
From Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan by Honoré de Balzac
Stangrave looked, and joined in the general laugh of lieutenant, waiters, priests, and bourgeoises.
From Two Years Ago, Volume II. by Charles Kingsley
To be the slave of half a dozen bourgeoises does not comport with the dignity of one who for years served Madame la Marquise and indeed indirectly serves her still.
From The Lightning Conductor Discovers America by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
