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hostess
English
Etymology
From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ho?st?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??st?s/
- Hyphenation: host?ess
Noun
hostess (plural hostesses, masculine host)
- A female host.
- A female innkeeper.
- Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
- A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.
Synonyms
- hostress (dated)
Derived terms
- hostess trolley
Translations
Verb
hostess (third-person singular simple present hostesses, present participle hostessing, simple past and past participle hostessed)
- To host, as a woman.
- 1975, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi (volume 92, issue 2, page 69)
- Later in January, the alum club hostessed the initiation brunch at the Pi Beta Phi chapter house. It was thrilling to see so many girls with such enthusiasm!
- 1975, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi (volume 92, issue 2, page 69)
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gathering
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æ.ð?.???/
Etymology 1
From Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalent to gather +? -ing (verbal noun ending).
Noun
gathering (plural gatherings)
- A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
- A group of people or things.
- (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
- A charitable contribution; a collection.
- (medicine) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
Translations
Further reading
- gathering on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Section (bookbinding) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Middle English gaderynge, equivalent to gather +? -ing (present participle ending).
Verb
gathering
- present participle of gather
Adjective
gathering (not comparable)
- That gathers together
Derived terms
- data-gathering
- evidence-gathering
Anagrams
- nightgear
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