Short for bluestocking, n. Frequently derogatory. Now historical.
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释义 | society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > one who studies > blue stocking (4) blue1781 Short for bluestocking, n. Frequently derogatory. Now historical. bas bleu1786 A ‘blue-stocking,’ a literary lady. bluestocking1786 Originally: a person, esp. a woman, who is a member of the bluestocking circle (see sense A. 2a). Hence: a woman devoted to literary, scholarly… cerulean1821 humorous. A blue-stocking, a ‘blue’. |
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