See Also: Cottonian(dictionary)

governess (oh) and Cottonian (iou)


governess (oh)



a female teacher in the past, who lived with a rich family and taught their children at Home

Cottonian (iou)



Cottonian adjective. E18.
[from Cotton (see below) + -IAN.]
Of or pertaining to the English antiquary and book-collector Sir Robert Cotton (1570-1631); spec. designating the library he formed, now in the British Library, London.