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Blue-Stocking

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A female pedant or femme savante , a name derived from a learned coterie, formed in the 15th century, at Venice, who wore blue stockings as a badge.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Blue-Stocking'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/blue-stocking.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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