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Meaning of queane | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Archaic spelling of quean.

alt-of, archaic

Examples

“Downe with this litle queane, that hath at me such spite, Saue you from hir maister, it is a very sprite.”
“You shall finde it no otherwise my sister, but that either this cursed queane hath invented a great lie, or else that she never saw the shape of her husband.”
“She cals her barren Jade, / Base Queane, and riv’ld Witch[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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