Apess

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female ape. rare

    "Yet, though his limbs with pile were rough, / And though his tail was long enough / […] / Th’ apesses [he] treated with disdain[.]"

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"Yet, though his limbs with pile were rough, / And though his tail was long enough / […] / Th’ apesses [he] treated with disdain[.]"

Etymology

From ape + -ess.

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