beadswoman
/beedz-woom-uhn/US // ˈbidzˌwʊm ən //
珠女,珠女郎,珠子女人,珠子女郎
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural beads·wom·en.Archaic.
- : a woman who prays for another person as a duty, especially when paid.
- : an almswoman.
Examples
I think the prayer never sounded as sweetly before; nor was there ever cavalier with such a beadswoman.
He dared not look up; he trusted in the prayers of the little beadswoman, and clomb on.
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