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Blue-stocking
A female pedant or femme savante, a name derived from a learned coterie, formed in the 15th century, at Venice, who wore blue stockings as a badge.
- Szófaj: noun
- Ipar/Tárgykör: Nyelv
- Kategória: Encyclopedias
- Organization: Project Gutenberg
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