buildress en · NOUN
Etymology
From builder + -ess.
Meanings
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(nonstandard, obsolete, rare) A female builder.
At present it looks gaunt and dreary, as though the buildress had waited to welcome her Queen, and, waiting in vain, had left it unfinished.
1896, “Hardwick”, in The Pall Mall Magazine, volume 9, page 514:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buildresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |