basbleu

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noun

A bluestocking (a literary woman).

OriginFrench bas-bleu ← English bluestocking →
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Meanings

nounbasbleu (plural basbleus)

plural basbleus

  1. datedderogatoryA bluestocking (a literary woman).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bluestocking

Origin

  1. Englishbluestocking
  2. Frenchbas-bleu
  3. Englishbasbleu

Borrowed from French bas-bleu, from bas (“stocking”) + bleu (“blue”), itself a calque of English bluestocking.

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Cite this entry
APA

basbleu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basbleu

MLA

“basbleu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basbleu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basbleu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basbleu.

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