blue-stocking

A form of bluestocking — A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.

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Meanings

nounblue-stocking (plural blue-stockings)

plural blue-stockings

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bluestocking.
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APA

blue-stocking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-stocking

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“blue-stocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-stocking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue-stocking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-stocking.

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