schoolmiss en · NOUN
Etymology
From school + miss.
Meanings
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(dated) schoolgirl
There was nothing there to interest him, he thought, as Euclid and Algebra, French and Rhetoric were bygone things, while young schoolmisses, in braided hair and pantalettes, were shockingly insipid.
1867, Mary Jane Holmes, The Cameron Pride: Or, Purified by Suffering, page 31:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| schoolmisses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |