单词 | widowman |
释义 | widow /widˈō/noun
ORIGIN: OE widewe; Ger Witwe, L vidua bereft of a husband, Sans vidhavā widˈower, or (dialect) widˈowman noun A man whose wife is dead widˈowerhood noun widˈowhood noun
widow bird see whydah widow's bench noun (historical) A widow's share of her husband's estate besides her jointure widow's chamber noun The clothes and bedroom furniture of the widow of a London freeman, to which she was entitled widow's cruse noun A source of supply that never fails (from the story in the Bible, 1 Kings 17.10–16) widow's man noun (nautical) Any of a number of fictitious persons formerly entered as a part of a ship's company in order that the pay allotted to them might be set aside for widows' pensions widow's mite noun A small offering generously given (Bible, Mark 12.42; see also mite2) widow's peak noun A point of hair over the forehead, like the cusped front of the widow's cap formerly worn widow's weeds plural noun The mourning clothes formerly worn by all widows widow wail noun
a widow bewitched A woman deserted by or separated from her husband, a grass widow the Widow Veuve (Fr, widow) Clicquot, a famous brand of champagne |
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