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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BALAYEUSE

BALAYEUSE Ba `la `yeuse ", n. [F., lit. , a female sweeper. ]

 

Defn: A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.

 

French Dictionary

balayeuse

balayeuse n. f. nom féminin Machine pour balayer les rues. FORME FAUTIVE balayeuse. Impropriété au sens de aspirateur.