Английский Этимологический словарь - spinster
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~ n old-fashioned an unmarried woman, usually one who is no longer young and seems unlikely to marry - spinsterhood n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(spinsters) A spinster is a woman who has never been married; used especially when talking about an old or middle-aged woman. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Date: 14th century 1. a woman whose occupation is to spin 2. a. archaic an unmarried woman of gentle family b. an unmarried woman and especially one past the common age for marrying 3. a woman who seems unlikely to marry • ~hood noun • ~ish adjective • ~ly adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 an unmarried woman. 2 a woman, esp. elderly, thought unlikely to marry. Derivatives spinsterhood n. spinsterish adj. spinsterishness n. Etymology: ME, orig. = woman who spins ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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