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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female collector.
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Examples
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a collectress of relics as the D--- s of P. is of profane curiosities, first routed them out: then they were packed off to Rome.
Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents William Beckford 1801
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It seems the holy Empress Helena, as great a collectress of relics as the D ” - s of P. is of profane curiosities, first routed them out: then they were packed off to Rome.
Dreams Waking Thoughts and Incidents Beckford, William 1891
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