sapphistry en · NOUN
Etymology
From sapphist + -ry, perhaps modelled on the word sophistry.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A seductive style supposed to be associated with women writing for a female audience.
Jane Marcus illustrates how Woolf embeds "seductive sapphistry" in her works.
1993, Janet Doubler Ward, JoAnna Stephens Mink, Communication and Women's Friendships: