| 单词 | bluestocking |
| 释义 | bluestocking[ bloo-stok-ing ] / ˈbluˌstɒk ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bluestocking ON THESAURUS.COM nouna woman with considerable scholarly, literary, or intellectual ability or interest. a member of a mid-18th-century London literary circle: Lady Montagu was a celebrated bluestocking. Origin of bluestocking1675–85; so called from the informal attire, especially blue woolen instead of black silk stockings, worn by some women of the group (def. 2) OTHER WORDS FROM bluestockingblue·stock·ing·ism, nounWords nearby bluestockingblues-rock, blue stain, blue state, blue stellar object, bluestem, bluestocking, bluestone, blue straggler, blue streak, blue succory, blue swimmer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bluestockingBritish Dictionary definitions for bluestockingbluestocking / (ˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋ) / nounusually derogatory a scholarly or intellectual woman Word Origin for bluestockingfrom the blue worsted stockings worn by members of a C18 literary society Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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