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Webster 1828 Edition


Tirewoman

TI'REWOMAN

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Noun.
[tire and woman.] A woman whose occupation is to make head dresses.

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tirewoman

tirewoman

English

Noun

tirewoman (plural tirewomen)

  1. (archaic) A lady's maid.
    Fashionableness of the tire-woman's making. Locke.
  2. (archaic) A female dresser in a theatre; a wardrobe assistant.
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