| CE V.i.406 | [Abbess to all] Go to a gossips' feast |
| H8 V.v.12 | [King Henry to Godparents] My noble gossips |
| TG III.i.268 | [Launce alone, of his love] 'tis not a maid, for she hath had gossips [or: talkative women visitors while pregnant] |
| WT II.iii.41.1 | [Paulina to Leontes, of why she has come] needful conference / About some gossips for your highness |