A character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll1865
The ill-tempered, moralising noblewoman who nurses a sneezing pig-baby in a pepper-filled kitchen, then turns unnervingly affectionate on the croquet-ground with her sharp chin dug into Alice's shoulder.
Also known as: the Duchess
Inside the story
The Duchess is an ill-tempered, moralising noblewoman whom Alice encounters in a pepper-filled kitchen. She is nursing a sneezing baby there, while servants and household chaos surround her.
A homely, top-heavy woman with an oversized head, jutting sharp chin and a sour, jowly frown; she wears an enormous starched horned headdress and a broad ruffled collar over a heavy dark gown trimmed with fur and gold, jewelled rings on stubby fingers.
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