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Webster 1913 Edition

Actress

Acˊtress

,

Noun.

[Cf. F.

actrice

.]

1.

A female actor or doer.

[Obs.]

Cockeram.

2.

A female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part.

Webster 1828 Edition

Actress

ACT'RESS

,

Noun.

A female who acts or performs, and especially, on the stage, or in a play.