| 单词 | puritaness |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuritaˈness puritaˈness n. a female puritan. ΚΠ 1860 F. Wilford Play & Earnest xii. 193 What a famous Puritaness she would have made! I could just fancy old Noll paying his addresses to her. 1874 J. Miller Unwritten Hist.: Life amongst Modocs (new ed.) xv. 211 When woman arises and asserts herself, as the sharp-tongued, thin-lipped puritaness proposes,..man's arm will no longer be reached as a shield, but as a sword. 1993 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 18 Nov. The San Francisco Opera's new production..has one powerful, shining asset on its side—the superb performance of..the love-struck Puritaness Elvira. < as lemmas |
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