Anchress

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of anchoress (“female anchorite”). alt-of, alternative

    "And hermits good and anchresses that dwell / Mew'd up in walls, and mumble on their beads."

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anchoriteanchoritessanchorwomanascetichermithomebody

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"And hermits good and anchresses that dwell / Mew'd up in walls, and mumble on their beads."

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