lavanderan.
/lavanˈdɛra/ In Spanish-speaking countries, a washerwoman; = lavender n.1
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > one who washes clothes > a woman
washesterc900
laundress1555
washwoman1590
washmaidc1610
buck-washer1611
laundrya1616
laundry-maid1632
washerwoman1632
washing-woman1782
washer-wife1800
lavandera1841
laundry-woman1863
washer-maiden1876
washer-girl1907
1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. ii. vi. 316 The lavanderas engaged in purifying the linen of the capital.
1918 W. H. Hudson Far Away & Long Ago vii. 97 One of the most attractive spots to me was the congregating place of the lavanderas, south of my street.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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