Read full poem →Trim and burning, to and fro,
One for women to admire
In his finery of fire.
Dictionary Entry
Adult human females.
In a Sentence
“The conference brought together many influential women from various fields.”
Origin
From Old English 'wifmann' (woman), plural form.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “women”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →In several men we several passions find;
In women, two almost divide the kind.
Read full poem →Oft, when the world imagine women stray,
The Sylphs thro' mystic mazes guide their way,
Read full poem →Then kiss'd the fair; (his kisses warmer grow
Than such as women on their sex bestow)
Then, placed beside her on the flowery ground,
Read full poem →'Oft, when the world imagine women stray,
The Sylphs through mystic mazes guide their way,
Read full poem →What's fame with men, by custom of the nation,
Is call'd, in women, only reputation:
About them both why keep we such a pother?
Read full poem →The Lady of Shalott, The Miller's Daughter, The Palace of Art,
The Lotos Haters, and A Dream of Fair Women, all showing a
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Read full poem →and is contrasted with Ida’s careless disclaimer of the power of child-
Jove in the lives of mature men and women : :
Read full poem →Among her women ; certain, would not wed.