basbleu

== English == === Alternative forms === bas-bleu === Etymology === Borrowed from French bas-bleu, from bas (“stocking”) + bleu (“blue”), itself a calque of English bluestocking. === Noun === basbleu (plural basbleus) (derogatory, dated) A bluestocking (a literary woman). === References === “basbleu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === baubles, bubales, busable