Quakeressn.

1721 in New-Eng. Historical & Geneal. Reg. (1876) XXX. 61 [Baptism of] John Rennolds, the little child of John Rennolds, his wife a Quakeress, not consenting.

1764 Stewardson (title) Spiritual Courtship, or, The Rival Quakeresses.

1792 tr. J. P. Brissot de Warville New Trav. U.S.A. xxxi. 380 These young Quakeresses, whom nature has so well endowed..are remarkable for their choice of the finest linens, muslins, and silks.

1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 387/1 Every Quakeress is a lily.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xiii. 201 A burst of joy from the little Quakeress interrupted the speech.

1879 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 270/1 The heroine is a Quakeress, admirably drawn, as good and original a creation as is to be found in the whole course of these novels.

1927 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 1 Apr. 6/1 Oxford women undergraduates at last are to be permitted to dance... And a Quakeress is largely responsible for this radical letting down of the conventional bars.

1951 Amer. Q. 3 173 The intrepid Eva, who, with the help of a Quakeress and a Methodist missionary, had searched through saloons, dance-houses, and dreadful bucket-shops.

1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) xiv. 121 Two model Quakeresses Wearing our stylish dresses You may not know it I may not show it Hiding our face from the golden west.