Example sentences from the Web for magdalen

The manchets and cheese, and fine ale, of Magdalen College are well known.
Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present|John Timbs
She was crying like a Magdalen, but she never made a sound, and stood as upright as a post.
The Duchesse de Langeais|Honore de Balzac
"She says she's in a bad humour," repeated Magdalen, astonished.
Hoodie|Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
I would look upon the angel smile on the face of your little daughter Magdalen.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett

If she had a son, that son would be the heir, to the exclusion of her cousin Magdalen.
The Woman in White|Wilkie Collins

magdalen

magdalene (ˈmæɡdəˌliːn, ˌmæɡdəˈliːnɪ)

/ (ˈmæɡdəlɪn) /

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noun

literary a reformed prostitute

rare a reformatory for prostitutes

Word Origin for magdalen

from Mary Magdalene

Words nearby magdalen

magazine section, magazinist, mag card, Magda, Magdala, magdalen, Magdalena, Magdalena Bay, Magdalene, Magdalenian, Magdeburg

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