Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Laundress \Laun"dress\, n.
   A woman whose employment is laundering.

Laundress \Laun"dress\, v. i.
   To act as a laundress.[Obs.]

Source : WordNet®

laundress
     n : a working woman who takes in washing [syn: {washwoman}, {washerwoman},
          {laundrywoman}]