Meaning of dentistess | Babel Free

Definitions

A female dentist.

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Examples

“In the so-called “learned professions” in the United States there are already five hundred and thirty doctresses, sixty-eight preacheresses, and about half a dozen lawyeresses, besides four hundred and twenty dentistesses.”

“A Boston dentistess is so pretty that “she could coax a man’s tooth out by just putting her hand under his chin and asking for it.”

“Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Olney are still rejoicing over the late arrival at their home of a little dentist or dentistess.”

“When she had finished her studies she put up a sign which read: “Miss Fanny Pullem, Dentistess.” “As a dentistess she thought that there would not be much difficulty in pulling through.”

“The inhabitants of Gold Bug had never realized that a dentist, or “dentistess,” as Slivers called this one, was so badly needed in the camp.”

“Does it hurt? / You couldn’t hurt me / Dentistess”

“A daughter was born to Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Thompson, East Main street, on Monday afternoon. The young “dentistess” has been named Sara Ann.”

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