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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hostess \Host"ess\, noun [OE. hostesse, ostesse. See {Host} a landlord.]
1. A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house. --Shak.
2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hostess
noun
1: a woman host
2: a woman innkeeper
3: a woman steward on an airplane [syn: {stewardess}, {air hostess}]
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