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单词 spinster
释义 spin·ster
\ˈspinztə(r), -n(t)stə-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English spinnestere, from spinnen to spin + -estere -ster
1.
 a. : a woman whose occupation is to spin
 b. obsolete : a man whose trade is spinning
2.
 a. archaic : an unmarried woman of gentle family
 b. : an unmarried woman — often used as a legal term
3. : a woman past the common age for marrying or one who seems unlikely to marry — called also old maid
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