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Bluestockings - English meaning

Bluestockings – definitions in English dictionary

noun

An intellectual or literary woman.

Usage examples:

A victorian bluestocking
noun

An intelligent and well-educated woman who spends most of her time studying and is therefore not approved of by some men

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蓝丝袜, 过份正经

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Blauwe kousen, Blauwkous

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Bas bleus, Bas-bleu

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Blaustrümpfe, Blaustrumpf

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ब्लूस्टॉकिंग्स, रूढ़िवादी

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Calze blu, Intellettuale

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블루스타킹, 여류문학자

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Синие чулки, Синий чулок, Педантка, Ученая женщина

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Medias azules, Literata, Cultalatiniparla

Word origin

late 17th century: originally used to describe a man wearing blue worsted (instead of formal black silk) stockings; extended to mean ‘in informal dress’. Later the term denoted a person who a

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