A female seller or dyer of purple cloth; spec. St Lydia of Thyatira (cf. purple-seller n. at purple, adj. n.compounds 2b).
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释义 | society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in textiles, clothing, or yarns > woman (8) purpuressc1384 A female seller or dyer of purple cloth; spec. St Lydia of Thyatira (cf. purple-seller n. at purple, adj. n.compounds 2b). purpurarec1425 = purpuress, n. silk-womanc1440 A woman engaged in the manufacture, use, or sale of silk. paste-wife1550 a woman who makes and sells the ornamental headdresses called ‘pastes’ (cf. sense A. 6) and other adornments for women. rag woman1653 a woman who gathers or deals in rags; cf. ragman, n.2 3. merceress1840 A female mercer. draperess1854 a female draper. linendraperess1868 the wife of a linen-draper, a female linen-draper. |
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