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Webster 1913 Edition

Basbleu

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Basˊbleu′

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Noun.
[F., fr.
bas
stocking +
bleu
blue.]
A bluestocking; a literary woman.
[Somewhat derisive]

Definition 2024

basbleu

basbleu

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English

Noun

basbleu ‎(plural basbleus)

  1. (derogatory, dated) A bluestocking; a literary woman.

Etymology

From French [Term?], from bas ‎(“stocking”) + bleu ‎(“blue”).

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