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单词 inventress
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inventressn.

Brit. /ɪnˈvɛntrᵻs/, U.S. /ᵻnˈvɛntrəs/
Etymology: < inventor n. + -ess suffix1.
a. A female inventor.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] > origination or derivation > invention > one who invents
inventrice1509
inventor1555
inventress1586
inventrix1604
patentee1900
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > [noun] > creator or inventor > female
inventrice1509
inventress1586
inventrix1604
1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 75 The inuentresse of lawes, and the mistres of maners and discipline.
1697 J. Dryden Alexander's Feast vii. 7 At last Divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the Vocal Frame.
1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator II. ix. 161 The ingenious Inventress of it had made them call at Rome.
1862 G. Rawlinson Five Great Monarchies I. viii. 216 Chaldæa stands forth as the great parent and original inventress of Asiatic civilisation.
b. A female finder or discoverer. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > [noun] > one who finds or discovers > female
inventress1790
1790 T. Pennant Of London (1813) 614 The Holy Cross, and its inventress Helena.
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