"fickle mistress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fickle mistresses [plural]
Etymology: From fickle + mistress. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fickle|mistress}} fickle + mistress Head templates: {{en-noun|head=fickle mistress}} fickle mistress (plural fickle mistresses)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of cruel mistress. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: cruel mistress [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-fickle_mistress-en-noun-6J6lJO3z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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