Mistresses

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of mistress form-of, plural

    "The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something."

  2. 2
    plural of Mistress form-of, plural

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schoolmarmfancy womanschoolmarmbit on the sidegoomahabbess

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"Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses."

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