tauntressn.
/ˈtɔːntrᵻs/, /tɔːnˈtrɛs/, U.S. /ˈtɔntrəs/, /ˈtɑntrəs/ rare.
A female taunter, a taunting woman.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > jeering, taunting, or scoffing > [noun] > one who > woman
tauntress1557
1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. Y.i O temerous tauntres that delights in toyes..Ianglyng iestres depraueres of swete ioyes.
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