queane

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A form of quean — A woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.

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Meanings

nounqueane (plural queanes)

plural queanes

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of quean.

    She cals her barren Jade, / Base Queane, and riv’ld Witch[…]

    1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 3 p. 42
    2 more examples

    Downe with this litle queane, that hath at me such spite, Saue you from hir maister, it is a very sprite.

    1504, Nicholas Udall, Roister Doister

    You shall finde it no otherwise my sister, but that either this cursed queane hath invented a great lie, or else that she never saw the shape of her husband.

    1566, William Adlington, The Golden Asse
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APA

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Chicago

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

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