Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Matronly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
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- adjective Like a
matron ;sedate ;grave ;matronly .
Etymologies
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matron + -like
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Examples
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At Newport we took in a number of passengers for New York, among which were two young women, companions, and a grave, sensible, matronlike Quaker woman, with her attendants.
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin 1748
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