spencer
- noun
- /ˈspɛnsər/
- Archaic
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spencer
- Wearing only a long-sleeved velvet spencer over her blue dimity, she settled herself on a bench overlooking a small fountain in a far corner of the garden.
Examples
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Wearing only a long-sleeved velvet spencer over her blue dimity, she settled herself on a bench overlooking a small fountain in a far corner of the garden.
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- Is the other spencer there?
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Man, I would love to beat that spencer.
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- need a ride, spencer?
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Jewel wants to know if she and the spencer who caught the ball are still on for tomorrow.
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l'm talking about karma, spencer.
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S durable outdoor spencer,
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She wore a white Saint Laurent spencer with a blood-red ruffled satin blouse for the civil ceremony.
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The stylish spencer was the perfect addition to her outfit for the autumn wedding.
Synonyms
A short tight jacket for women worn in the 1800s
How Short
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spencer is named after a British lord, Lord Spencer, and one popular story says the tails of his coat were burned so he had them cut off, making a short jacket. That's why a spencer now means a 'short, close-fitting jacket'.