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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A female Quaker.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A woman who is a member of the Society of Friends.

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  • "But it was startling to see this excellent hearted Quakeress coming on board, as she did the last day, with a long oil-ladle in one hand, and a still longer whaling lance in the other."

    Moby-Dick ch. 20

    June 15, 2009