LAUNDRESS

washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress

(noun) a working woman who takes in washing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

laundress (plural laundresses)

A woman whose employment is laundering.

Verb

laundress (third-person singular simple present laundresses, present participle laundressing, simple past and past participle laundressed)

(obsolete, historical) To act as a laundress.

Source: Wiktionary


Laun"dress, n.

Definition: A woman whose employment is laundering.

Laun"dress, v. i.

Definition: To act as a laundress.[Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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