Slender

nounattested in dialogue

A simple country gentleman.

noun

1
obsoleteA simple country gentleman.
[…] the fantastic pilgrimages imposed on the "Cousin Slenders" of the world by their more facetious comrades […]
[…] here also, behind the pillars, dark villains like Varney, and assassins like Iago, watched the simple country Slenders and the besotted Master Mathews, themselves grimly observed by honest water-carriers like Ben Jonson's Cob and Shakespeare's Adam.
A walk through the pleasant little town of Cirencester upon a market day will show Slenders and Simples by the dozen.

Etymology

From the character of Abraham Slender in Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Forms

plural: Slenders

sleigh · A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over…Sleigh · A surname.slender · Thin; slim.

Slender · A simple country gentleman.

slice · That which is thin and broad.Slice · A surname.sliced · That has been cut into slices.

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