lavandière
French → English
(historical) Laundry woman: a woman who washes clothes by hand, often at a river or communal wash-house
La lavandière battait le linge sur la pierre du lavoir communal pour l'essorer efficacement.
(English) The laundry woman beat the laundry on the stone of the communal wash-house to wring it out effectively.
Dans le tableau de Daumier, on voit une lavandière fatiguée porter son lourd paquet de linge sur l'épaule.
(English) In Daumier's painting, a tired laundry woman is seen carrying her heavy bundle of laundry on her shoulder.
(ornithology) Wagtail: a small bird, specifically the white wagtail, often found near water edges
L’on a souvent confondu la lavandière et les bergeronnettes car elles fréquentent toutes deux les zones humides.
(English) The wagtail and pipits have often been confused because they both frequent wetlands.
La lavandière se tient ordinairement au bord des eaux pour saisir les vermisseaux sur la glèbe.
(English) The wagtail usually stays at the water's edge to catch small worms on the soil.
Entry ID: fr:en:lavandière · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary