Synonym of washerwoman.
I tell thee ſhameleſſe girle, Thou ſhalt be Landreſſe to my waiting maide:
To act as a laundress.
‘Sir,’ said Mrs. Crupp, in a tone approaching to severity, ‘I’ve laundressed other young gentlemen besides yourself. […]’
From launderer + -ess.
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