grass widow

Definitions

1. A married woman whose spouse is away.
2. An unmarried woman who has had premarital sexual relations; a former mistress.
   obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“"Can't help⟳ it. I'm a lone, lorn grass-widow, dear, but I will not sleep⟳ in my stays."”

“Then Mrs. Gessler shook her head. "Well, you've joined the biggest army on earth. You're the great American institution that never gets mentioned on Fourth of July -- a grass widow with two small children to support⟳. The dirty bastards."”

“And who ever heard of a demon sending his wife a divorce? When a demon marries a daughter of mortals,he usually lets her remain⟳ a grass widow.”

“I was disappointed when it was her who opened the door and said, ‘Ah, I had a feeling you were thinking about me! Come⟳ in, come⟳ in, do! I am a grass widow.’”

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