TRAINBEARER

trainbearer

(noun) one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

trainbearer (plural trainbearers)

One who holds up a train, as of a robe.

Either of two species of long-tailed hummingbirds in the genus Lesbia, found in tropical South America.

Source: Wiktionary


Train"bear`er, n.

Definition: One who holds up a train, as of a robe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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