waiting woman
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A simple drawing which out-surrealizes a whole school of artists, it shows a lone, wan male cowering before a house whose whole three-storied back has somehow melted into the head of the waiting woman.
From Time Magazine Archive
Captain Billy’s ferry, though much larger, drooped like an old waiting woman.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
The sight of Fredegond recalled his former passion, and the27 proud princess of the Goths soon had the mortification of seeing the affections of her husband transferred to her waiting woman.
From The Story of Rouen by Cook, Theodore Andrea, Sir
My mother was a very pretty waiting woman at an ordinary tavern; one night she abruptly stepped out and sailed for America, carrying with her my unfinished self, and the silver spoons.
From Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life by Thompson, George
He was not left long in doubt, however, for in a few minutes a man emerged from among the trees and approached the waiting woman.
From The Unknown Wrestler by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)
