townswomann.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊnzwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊnzˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural townswoman.

Forms: 1600s towneswoman, 1600s– townswoman.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., woman n.

Etymology: < the genitive of town n. + woman n., after townsman n. Compare earlier countrywoman n.

A female inhabitant of a town; (with possessive adjective) a woman of one's own town. Cf. townsman n.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun]

borough-manc1000

city mana1400

townsman1433

town manc1475

town dweller1484

oppidan?1548

burgher?1555

townsfolk1562

townsfolk1592

townswoman1612

town liver1620

town folk1679

citess1685

citizeness1754

citizette1798

townie1825

urban1835

townskip1837

townsperson1840

urbanite1892

burgheress1901

1612 T. Heywood Apol. for Actors iii. sig. G^v A townes-woman..finding her conscience..extremely troubled, suddenly skritched.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 73 And this..is one of my Towns-Women .

1752 Importance of Dress 43 That my Towns-women, and those of every Town in the World, may recede from any Emulation, when above their Husband's Circumstances.

1837 F. Palgrave Merchant & Friar 15 They were absolutely beset by the townsmen, townswomen, and townschildren.

1850 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. (ed. 2) xx. 292 Well-known resorts of his townswomen.

1944 Our Towns (ed. 2) ii. 61 There is as yet no good answer to the difficulties of the townswoman in congested areas except municipal washhouses or the bag-wash.

1967 Eng. Hist. Rev. 82 752 A scholar was said to have accidentally killed a townswoman.

2009 M. Drabble Pattern in Carpet 195 Elizabeth Gaskell smiled on the quiet amusements of her townswomen.

Compounds

Townswomen's Guild n. (in the United Kingdom) an organization of women in towns and cities, who meet regularly and participate in educational, social, and political activities; abbreviated TG.The first Townswomen's Guild was formed in Haywards Heath in 1928.

ΚΠ

1929 Times 26 Nov. 19/4 Lady Cynthia Colville, the president of the Townswomen's Guild Appeal..spoke of the great need there was in small towns and residential suburbs for the new Townswomen's Guilds, which are to fulfil a role similar to that played by the women's institutes in the rural areas.

1933 Ludlow Advertiser 25 Feb. 6/4 The Townswomen's Guild held a whist drive on Monday night in the Guild Room in Broad Street.

1960 J. Stroud Shorn Lamb vii. 79 Miss Dashforth stumped the whole area addressing Mothers' Unions, Townswomen's Guilds, Parent-Teacher Associations and so on.

1996 Big Issue 8 July 25/1 We at the Townswomen's Guilds are campaigning for the abolition of single person's supplements which bolster the price of hotel rooms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	townswoman
释义	townswomann. Brit. /ˈtaʊnzwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈtaʊnzˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural townswoman. Forms: 1600s towneswoman, 1600s– townswoman. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., woman n. Etymology: < the genitive of town n. + woman n., after townsman n. Compare earlier countrywoman n. A female inhabitant of a town; (with possessive adjective) a woman of one's own town. Cf. townsman n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] borough-manc1000 city mana1400 townsman1433 town manc1475 town dweller1484 oppidan?1548 burgher?1555 townsfolk1562 townsfolk1592 townswoman1612 town liver1620 town folk1679 citess1685 citizeness1754 citizette1798 townie1825 urban1835 townskip1837 townsperson1840 urbanite1892 burgheress1901 1612 T. Heywood Apol. for Actors iii. sig. G^v A townes-woman..finding her conscience..extremely troubled, suddenly skritched. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 73 And this..is one of my Towns-Women . View more context for this quotation 1752 Importance of Dress 43 That my Towns-women, and those of every Town in the World, may recede from any Emulation, when above their Husband's Circumstances. 1837 F. Palgrave Merchant & Friar 15 They were absolutely beset by the townsmen, townswomen, and townschildren. 1850 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. (ed. 2) xx. 292 Well-known resorts of his townswomen. 1944 Our Towns (ed. 2) ii. 61 There is as yet no good answer to the difficulties of the townswoman in congested areas except municipal washhouses or the bag-wash. 1967 Eng. Hist. Rev. 82 752 A scholar was said to have accidentally killed a townswoman. 2009 M. Drabble Pattern in Carpet 195 Elizabeth Gaskell smiled on the quiet amusements of her townswomen. Compounds Townswomen's Guild n. (in the United Kingdom) an organization of women in towns and cities, who meet regularly and participate in educational, social, and political activities; abbreviated TG.The first Townswomen's Guild was formed in Haywards Heath in 1928. ΚΠ 1929 Times 26 Nov. 19/4 Lady Cynthia Colville, the president of the Townswomen's Guild Appeal..spoke of the great need there was in small towns and residential suburbs for the new Townswomen's Guilds, which are to fulfil a role similar to that played by the women's institutes in the rural areas. 1933 Ludlow Advertiser 25 Feb. 6/4 The Townswomen's Guild held a whist drive on Monday night in the Guild Room in Broad Street. 1960 J. Stroud Shorn Lamb vii. 79 Miss Dashforth stumped the whole area addressing Mothers' Unions, Townswomen's Guilds, Parent-Teacher Associations and so on. 1996 Big Issue 8 July 25/1 We at the Townswomen's Guilds are campaigning for the abolition of single person's supplements which bolster the price of hotel rooms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612
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