Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female minstrel.
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Examples
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Fulford died, poor soul, of ague, caught when we showed off before the merry Prior of Worcester, her last words were that Perronel should never be a glee-maiden.
The Armourer's Prentices Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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Good Mistress Perronel did not look exactly the stuff to make a glee-maiden of, nor even the beauty for whom to sacrifice everything, even liberty and respect.
The Armourer's Prentices Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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