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bas bleu
/ bɑ blø /
noun
- a bluestocking; intellectual woman
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bas bleu1
C18: from French translation of English bluestocking
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Example Sentences
He is himself a plain practical man, who has no sympathy with the bas bleu movement.
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She always reminds me of the pretty bas bleu immortalized by the 'Spectator'—or is it the 'Tattler'?
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Au reste, she has nothing of the bas bleu about her, and is very quiet and agreeable.
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The epithet bas bleu (blue stocking) would soon bring them back to the common crowd—an ignorant and frivolous feminine mass.
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The author smacks not of the bas bleu; she is a simple woman in the truest sense of the word, and a regal grande dame as well.
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