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单词 fomentress
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fomentressn.

Brit. /fə(ʊ)ˈmɛntrᵻs/, U.S. /foʊˈmɛntrəs/
Forms: 1600s fomentresse, 1800s 2000s– fomentress.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: fomenter n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < fomenter n. + -ess suffix1 (see -tress suffix), originally after Italian fomentatrice (1644 in the passage translated in quot. 1646).Compare Middle French fomentatrice (feminine adjective) that foments (1581).
Now rare.
A woman who foments, incites, or instigates something bad.
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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).
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