Hester
Old-fashioned woman's name
Hester is a given name for women, a variant of Esther.
The name carries literary associations with Hester Prynne, the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's *The Scarlet Letter*, who bears public shame for adultery in Puritan Massachusetts.
The name has an old-fashioned quality in contemporary usage.
Sewn badge of shame
- PearlGemstone-inspired feminine name
- PuritanEnglish Protestant simplifier
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
Nathaniel Hawthorne · needlework · protagonist · adultery · redemption · symbolism · American literature · New England
Mark of public shame
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- public humiliationDeliberate degradation before witnesses
- disgraceLoss of honor
- ostracismBanishment from a group
guilt · penance · ignominy · branding · punishment · exposure · judgment · condemnation
Pertaining to women
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- VictorianOf a prim era
- variantDiffering form of something
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
given name · traditional · classical · English · vintage · revival · formal
Scarlet Letter
Sewn badge of shame
- PearlGemstone-inspired feminine name
- PuritanEnglish Protestant simplifier
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
Nathaniel Hawthorne · embroidery · needlework · protagonist · adultery · redemption · symbolism · American literature · New England · colonial
scarlet letter
Mark of public shame
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- public humiliationDeliberate degradation before witnesses
- disgraceLoss of honor
ostracism · guilt · penance · ignominy · branding · punishment · exposure · judgment · condemnation · scorn
feminine
Pertaining to women
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- VictorianOf a prim era
- variantDiffering form of something
namesake · given name · traditional · classical · English · vintage · revival · formal
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