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femme fa⋅tale

  [fem fuh-tal, -tahl, fey-; Fr. fam fa-tal]
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–noun, plural femmes fa⋅tales  [fem fuh-talz, -tahlz, fey-; Fr. fam fa-tal] .
an irresistibly attractive woman, esp. one who leads men into difficult, dangerous, or disastrous situations; siren.
Origin:
< F: lit., fatal woman
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femme fa·tale   (fěm' fə-tāl', -täl', fām')   
n.   pl. femmes fa·tales (fěm' fə-tāl', -tālz', -täl', -tälz', fām')
  1. A woman of great seductive charm who leads men into compromising or dangerous situations.
  2. An alluring, mysterious woman.

[French : femme, woman + fatale, deadly.]
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