† posture-mistressn.
Obsolete.
A female expert in assuming unusual postures or attitudes of the body; a female acrobat or contortionist. Also: a female teacher of postures or callisthenics.
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posture-mistress1722
1722 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack 243 She was a..Posture Mistress in Love, and could put herself into what Shapes she pleas'd.
1724 in Jrnl. Mod. Hist. (1930) 2 659 (title) The life and intrigues of that celebrated courtezan and posture-mistress Eliz. Manning.
1799 Hull Advertiser 28 Dec. 3/2 Posture-masters and mistresses.
1811 ‘A Lady of Distinction’ Mirror of Graces 179 When a young lady rises to dance, we no longer see the graceful, easy step of the gentlewoman, but the laboured, and often indelicate exhibitions of the posture-mistress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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