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AlewifeAlewife Ale"wife`, n.; pl. Alewives.
A woman who keeps an alehouse. --Gay. Archwife
Archwife Arch`wife", n. [Pref. arch- + wife.]
A big, masculine wife. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Butter wifeButter But"ter (b[u^]t"t[~e]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS.
butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox,
cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf.
Cow.]
1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by
churning.
2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence,
or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the
chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of
antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly
solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao,
vegetable butter, shea butter.
Butter and eggs (Bot.), a name given to several plants
having flowers of two shades of yellow, as Narcissus
incomparabilis, and in the United States to the toadflax
(Linaria vulgaris).
Butter boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at
table.
Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower.
Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of
butter; -- called also butter stamp. --Locke.
Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the
upper jaw.
Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds
of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The
butter tree of India is the B. butyracea; that of Africa
is the Shea tree (B. Parkii). See Shea tree.
Butter trier, a tool used in sampling butter.
Butter wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called
also butter woman. [Obs. or Archaic] Fishwife
Fishwife Fish"wife`, n.
A fishwoman.
Housewife
Housewife House"wife`, Housewive House"wive`, v. t.
To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other
female manager; to economize.
Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they
have well housewived. --Fuller.
housewifeHuswife Hus"wife, n. [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf.
Hussy a housewife, Housewife.] [Written also
housewife.]
1. A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic
affairs; a thirfty woman. ``The bounteous huswife
Nature.' --Shak.
The huswife is she that do labor doth fall.
--Tusser.
2. A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. [See Hussy a bag.] A case for sewing materials. See
Housewife. --Cowper. Housewifely
Housewifely House"wife`ly, a.
Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic;
economical; prudent.
A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely. --Sir
W. Scott.
Housewifery
Housewifery House"wif`er*y, n.
The business of the mistress of a family; female management
of domestic concerns.
Huswife
Huswife Hus"wife, v. t.
To manage with frugality; -- said of a woman. --Dryden.
HuswifeHuswife Hus"wife, n. [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf.
Hussy a housewife, Housewife.] [Written also
housewife.]
1. A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic
affairs; a thirfty woman. ``The bounteous huswife
Nature.' --Shak.
The huswife is she that do labor doth fall.
--Tusser.
2. A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. [See Hussy a bag.] A case for sewing materials. See
Housewife. --Cowper. Huswifely
Huswifely Hus"wife*ly, a.
Like a huswife; capable; economical; prudent. -- adv. In a
huswifely manner.
Huswifery
Huswifery Hus"wife*ry, n.
The business of a housewife; female domestic economy and
skill. --Tusser.
Midwife
Midwife Mid"wife`, v. t.
To assist in childbirth.
Midwife
Midwife Mid"wife`, v. i.
To perform the office of midwife.
MidwifeMidwife Mid"wife`, n.; pl. Midwives. [OE. midwif, fr. AS.
mid with (akin to Gr. ?) + ? woman, wife. Properly, the woman
or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See
Meta-, and Wife.]
A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female
practitioner of the obstetric art. Midwifery
Midwifery Mid"wife`ry (?; 277), n.
1. The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth;
obstetrics.
2. Assistance at childbirth; help or co["o]peration in
production.
Pudding wifePudding fish Pud"ding fish, Pudding wife Pudding wife [Prob.
corrupted fr. the Sp. name in Cuba, pudiano verde.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large, handsomely colored, blue and bronze, labroid fish
(Iridio, syn. Platyglossus, radiatus) of Florida, Bermuda,
and the West Indies. Called also pudiano, doncella, and,
at Bermuda, bluefish. Spaewife
Spaewife Spae"wife`, n.
A female fortune teller. [Scot.]
Wifehood
Wifehood Wife"hood, n. [AS. wifh[=a]d.]
1. Womanhood. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. The state of being a wife; the character of a wife.
Wifeless
Wifeless Wife"less, a.
Without a wife; unmarried. --Chaucer.
Wifelike
Wifelike Wife"like`, a.
Of, pertaining to, or like, a wife or a woman. `` Wifelike
government.' --Shak.
Wifely
Wifely Wife"ly, a. [AS. w[=i]flic.]
Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife. ``Wifely
patience.' --Chaucer.
With all the tenderness of wifely love. --Dryden.
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