dwarfessn.

Brit.

/ˈdwɔːfᵻs/,

/dwɔːˈfɛs/, U.S.

/ˈd(w)ɔrfəs/

Forms: 1800s– dwarfess, 1900s– dwarvess.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dwarf n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < dwarf n. + -ess suffix¹.

A female dwarf.Now chiefly in the context of folklore, mythology, fantasy fiction, etc. (cf. dwarf n. 3), and likely to be considered offensive when used of a woman with dwarfism.

ΚΠ

1808 Sketches of Character III. 17 ‘Quite a dwarfess,’ cried Major Lethbridge—‘a Lilliputian angel—a pocket Venus.’

1835 J. Anster tr. J. W. von Goethe Faustus: 2nd Pt. (1887) 118 The dwarfess [Ger. Zwergin] fair.

1884 Milwaukee Jrnl. 9 May 1/6 Two of the museum curiosities, the dwarf and dwarfess, caused a good many people to lose time this morning, by promenading down Grand avenue.

1958 V. Nabokov Let. 8 Sept. in Sel. Lett. (1989) 261 I would veto the use of a real child. Let them find a dwarfess.

2014 J. L. Ficks & J. E. Dugue Weeping Grounds 15 The inn was filled with Dwarves, Dwarfesses, men and a few Gorums.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	dwarfess
释义	dwarfessn. Brit. /ˈdwɔːfᵻs/, /dwɔːˈfɛs/, U.S. /ˈd(w)ɔrfəs/ Forms: 1800s– dwarfess, 1900s– dwarvess. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dwarf n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < dwarf n. + -ess suffix¹. A female dwarf.Now chiefly in the context of folklore, mythology, fantasy fiction, etc. (cf. dwarf n. 3), and likely to be considered offensive when used of a woman with dwarfism. ΚΠ 1808 Sketches of Character III. 17 ‘Quite a dwarfess,’ cried Major Lethbridge—‘a Lilliputian angel—a pocket Venus.’ 1835 J. Anster tr. J. W. von Goethe Faustus: 2nd Pt. (1887) 118 The dwarfess [Ger. Zwergin] fair. 1884 Milwaukee Jrnl. 9 May 1/6 Two of the museum curiosities, the dwarf and dwarfess, caused a good many people to lose time this morning, by promenading down Grand avenue. 1958 V. Nabokov Let. 8 Sept. in Sel. Lett. (1989) 261 I would veto the use of a real child. Let them find a dwarfess. 2014 J. L. Ficks & J. E. Dugue Weeping Grounds 15 The inn was filled with Dwarves, Dwarfesses, men and a few Gorums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1808
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