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barbarianess|bɑːˈbɛərɪənɪs|
[f. barbarian n. + -ess1.]
A female barbarian.
1868M. Arnold Let. 5 Feb. (1895) I. 387 As a very charming Barbarianess, Lady Portsmouth, expresses a great desire to make my acquaintance, I daresay the race will bear no malice. 1885Nation (N.Y.) 4 June 466 This perilous feat [sc. that of eating peas with a knife] he has, in person, contemplated as performed by a charming Viennese barbarianess. |