TIREWOMAN

Etymology

Noun

tirewoman (plural tirewomen)

(archaic) A lady's maid.

(archaic) A female dresser in a theatre; a wardrobe assistant.

Source: Wiktionary


Tire"-wom`an, n.; pl. Tire-women. Etym: [See Tire attire, Attire.]

1. A lady's maid. Fashionableness of the tire-woman's making. Locke.

2. A dresser in a theater. Simmonds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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