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spinster noun

  /ˈspɪnstə/ , /ˈspɪnstɚ/
  • (sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.
 vieille fille
  • (obsolete) Someone whose occupation was spinning thread.
 fileuse, fileur
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