In early use: a person, esp. a woman, who attends bluestocking assemblies (see bluestocking, adj. 2a). Hence, later: a woman with literary or…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [noun] > female pedant, blue-stocking (9) blue-stockinger1780 In early use: a person, esp. a woman, who attends bluestocking assemblies (see bluestocking, adj. 2a). Hence, later: a woman with literary or… blue1781 Short for bluestocking, n. Frequently derogatory. Now historical. pedantess1784 a female pedant. bas bleu1786 A ‘blue-stocking,’ a literary lady. bluestocking1786 Originally: a person, esp. a woman, who is a member of the bluestocking circle (see sense A. 2a). Hence: a woman devoted to literary, scholarly… Subcategories:— condition of being (4) |
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