Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A woman who ornaments or embellishes; a dressing-maid.
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Examples
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They tell us that she was helped with her toilette by an ornatrix (a dresser) called Pamphilia and that a sarcinatrix (craftswoman) called Athenais mended her clothes.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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