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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A female varlet; a waiting-woman. Richardson, Clarissa Harlowe, I. xxxi.

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  • In short, Jack, it was more pride than love, as I now find it, that put me upon making such a confounded rout about losing that noble varletess.

    Clarissa Harlowe 2006

  • And at this instant I thought I felt the revived varletess (on but a slight retrograde motion) writhing round my pericardium like a serpent; and in the action of a dying one, (collecting all its force into its head,) fix its plaguy fangs into my heart.

    Clarissa Harlowe 2006

  • How often have I gave thee warning! — and now, I hope, thou intruding varletess, have

    Clarissa Harlowe 2006

  • And at this instant I thought I felt the revived varletess (on but a slight retrograde motion) writhing round my pericardium like a serpent; and in the action of a dying one, (collecting all its force into its head,) fix its plaguy fangs into my heart.

    Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 Samuel Richardson 1725

  • In short, Jack, it was more pride than love, as I now find it, that put me upon making such a confounded rout about losing that noble varletess.

    Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 Samuel Richardson 1725

  • -- and now, I hope, thou intruding varletess, have I done thy business!

    Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 Samuel Richardson 1725

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  • The next letter is of such a nature, that I dare say these proud varletesses would not have had it fall into my hands for the world.

    Lovelace to Belford, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson

    December 13, 2007

  • Z: Midget. Crapper.

    M&C: Yes, O Zoot?

    Z: Prepare a bed for our guest.

    M&C: Oh thank you, thank you...

    Z: Away, away varletesses.

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    April 9, 2013