townswoman
[ tounz-woom-uhn ]
Origin of townswoman
1usage note For townswoman
See -woman.
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How to use townswoman in a sentence
Most of our neighbours go to bed shortly after the sun, but to townswomen as we are it seemed impossible to sleep before eleven.
Six Women and the Invasion | Gabrielle YertaJean-Jacques had made botany the fashion among townswomen, so all three knew the name and symbolism of every flower.
The Gods are Athirst | Anatole FranceHer townswomen unto this hour are profiting by her sumptuous love-token.
Northern Spain | Edgar T. A. WigramHalf-a-dozen workmen ran to arrest it; some townswomen fainted.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete | George MeredithYour own beauty, my fair townswomen, would have beamed upon you, out of my scene.
Main Street | Nathaniel Hawthorne
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