basbleu

See also: bas-bleu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bas-bleu, from bas (“stocking”) + bleu (“blue”), itself a calque of English bluestocking.

Alternative forms

bas-bleu

Noun

basbleu (plural basbleus)

1. (derogatory, dated) A bluestocking (a literary woman).

References

• “basbleu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• baubles, bubales, busable