%woman%

n. a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Female correlate of anchorman. [ PJC ]

n. 1. a female member of a legislative body called an assembly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n.; pl. -women Fem. of Beadsman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a woman who is a beggar. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An airwoman; an aviatress. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Boatwomen A woman who manages a boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Bondwoman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bondwomen [ Bond, a.orn.+ woman. ] A woman who is a slave, or in bondage. [ 1913 Webster ]

He who was of the bondwoman. Gal. iv. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a female businessman. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a female officer who presides at the meetings of a committee, meeting, or organization; a female chairperson.
Syn. -- president, chairman, chair, chairperson. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Charwomen [ See Char a chore. ] A woman hired for odd work or for single days. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a female member of a clan.
Syn. -- clansman, clan member. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Countrywomen A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Dairywomen A woman who attends to a dairy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dairymaid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Englishwomen Fem. of Englishman. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To endow with the qualities of a woman. [ R. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Fishwomen A woman who retails fish; a female fishmonger. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Forewomen A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. Tatler. W. Besant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a woman who has been freed from slavery. Correlative of freedman. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n.; pl. Gentlewomen [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Herb-women A woman that sells herbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -women A woman who tends a herd. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Horsewomen A woman who rides on horseback. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Kinswomen A female relative. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a woman lunatic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Needlewomen A woman who does needlework; a seamstress. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Noblewomen A female of noble rank; a peeress. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a woman oarsman. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n. (Teut. Law) A man or woman having odal, or able to share in it by inheritance. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Like an old woman; anile; primly fastidious; old-maidish. -- Old`-wom"an*ish*ness, n.
Syn. -- fussy, old-maidish. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

adj. Designed for or restricted to a single person; same as one-man, but used when the person in question is female, or to avoid sexist language; as, a one-woman submarine; a one-woman show.
Syn. -- one-man, one-person. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n.; pl. Penwomen A female writer; an authoress. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Saleswomen A woman whose occupation is to sell goods or merchandise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Shopwomen A woman employed in a shop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Stateswomen A woman concerned in public affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

A rare stateswoman; I admire her bearing. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Tire-women [ See Tire attire, Attire. ] 1. A lady's maid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fashionableness of the tire-woman's making. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dresser in a theater. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Tradeswomen A woman who trades, or is skilled in trade. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + woman. ] To deprive of the qualities of a woman; to unsex. [ R. ] R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

See obnoxious.
See observable.
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See obstructive.
See obvious.
See official.
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See ordinary.
See ordinate.
See original.
See ornamental.
See orthodox.
See ostentatious.
See pacifiable.
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See painful.
See palatable.
See parallelable.
See pardonable.
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See participant.
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See pathetic.
See patriotic.
See peaceable.
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See perceivable.
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See philanthropic.
See philosophic.
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[ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Washerwomen [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Women [ OE. woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. wīfmann, wīmmann; wīf woman, wife + mann a man. See Wife, and Man. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person. [ 1913 Webster ]

Women are soft, mild pitiful, and flexible. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman. Gen. ii. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have observed among all nations that the women ornament themselves more than the men; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings, inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. J. Ledyard. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The female part of the human race; womankind. [ 1913 Webster ]

Man is destined to be a prey to woman. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A female attendant or servant. “ By her woman I sent your message.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Woman hater, one who hates women; one who has an aversion to the female sex; a misogynist. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To act the part of a woman in; -- with indefinite it. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make effeminate or womanish. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman. [ R. ] “To have him see me woman'd.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. Womanhood. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unspotted faith, and comely womanhood. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Perhaps the smile and the tender tone
Came out of her pitying womanhood. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Women, collectively; womankind. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. Same as womanize. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ PJC ]

a. Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate. “ Thy tears are womanish.” Shak. “ Womanish entreaties.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but audible, strong, and manlike. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Wom"an*ish*ly, adv. -- Wom"an*ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make like a woman; to make effeminate. [ Obs. ] V. Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]