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widow

[wid-oh] / ˈwɪd oʊ /
NOUN
woman with dead husband
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Why, we're as fearful as you, I warrant you—oh— WIDOW.

From The Puritaine Widdow by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

A WIDOW, howsoever, oft appears Distracted 'mid incessant floods of tears, Who thoroughly her int'rest recollects, And, spite of sobs, her property inspects.

From Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete by La Fontaine, Jean de

But the sincere love which my heart bears you— WIDOW.

From The Puritaine Widdow by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

Marjory White, aged ten, wanted to be a WIDOW.

From Anne of Avonlea by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)




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