"clowness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clownesses [plural]
Etymology: From clown + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clown|ess<id:female>}} clown + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} clowness (plural clownesses)
  1. (rare, obsolete) A female clown. Tags: obsolete, rare Categories (topical): Female people, Occupations Translations (Translations): clownesse [feminine] (French), Clownin [feminine] (German), клоунесса (klounessa) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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