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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Actress

/ăk'-trəs/ · Ac·tress · IPA /ˈæk.tɹɪs/
01 n. A female actor or doer.
  1. 1.
    A female actor or doer.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part.