wardress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of wardress
First recorded in 1815–25; ward(e)r 1 + -ess
Example Sentences
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Another wardress stood by a door slightly ajar.
From The Messenger by Elizabeth Robins
In my cell, while the wardress was outside, we, as quick as we could, exchanged underclothes.
From Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts by Frank Wedekind
Stolidly pursuing her way, the wardress looked straight in front of her for so long, Nan thought, as she told Napier afterward, that the woman wasn't going to speak at all.
From The Messenger by Elizabeth Robins
This from the wardress, who sped up the work in the sewing room.
From Jailed for Freedom by Doris Stevens
The younger wardress had slipped round behind the others.
From The Messenger by Elizabeth Robins
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