tirewoman

tirewoman
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural tirewomen)
Etymology: tire (III) + woman
1. : a lady's maid; especially : wardrobe woman in a theater

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/tuyeur"woom'euhn/, n., pl. tirewomen. Archaic.
a lady's maid.
[1605-15; TIRE3 + -WOMAN]

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