单词 | bluestocking |
释义 | bluestocking —bluestockingism, n. /blooh"stok'ing/, n. 1. a woman with considerable scholarly, literary, or intellectual ability or interest. 2. a member of a mid-18th-century London literary circle: Lady Montagu was a celebrated bluestocking. [1675-85; so called from the informal attire, esp. blue woolen instead of black silk stockings, worn by some women of the group (def. 2)] |
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