单词 | fomentress |
释义 | fomentressn. Now rare. A woman who foments, incites, or instigates something bad. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > one who incites or instigates > female mistressa1387 authrix?a1475 fautress1605 instigatrix1611 provokeress1611 stimulatrix1611 motrix1642 fomentress1646 promptress1793 stimulatress1846 1646 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. II. ix. 208 The Dutchesse of Burgundy..must be known to be fomentresse [It. fomentatrice] of the Forgery. 1838 R. F. Walker tr. G. D. Krummacher Israel's Wanderings II. xxv. 319 The Midianitish princess, the chief fomentress of the whole offence, shared in his fate. 2018 @DredPirateRobts 3 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Oct. 2018) Hypocrisy in the form of propaganda on full display here. NYT now with fomentress of racist hatred as the rotting cherry on top of their crap sundae of a publication. Shameful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646 |
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