tirewoman

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noun

A lady's handmaid.

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Meanings

nountirewoman (plural tirewomen)

plural tirewomen

  1. archaicA lady's handmaid.

    fashionableness of the taylor or tirewoman's making

    1693, [John Locke], “§37”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC
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    'that a paltry girl, who is not worthy to be my tirewoman, the orphan of a murderer. . .that a creature thus naturally formed to excite aversion and contempt should so engross thy affections!'

    1836, Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft, act 1, page 8
  2. archaicA female dresser in a theatre; a wardrobe assistant.

Origin

From tire + woman. See tire (“attire”).

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APA

tirewoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tirewoman

MLA

“tirewoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tirewoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tirewoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tirewoman.

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