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maiden

A unmarried woman, usually a young woman who may or may not have had sexual relations. Another word for "virgin" before "virgin" was imported by the French-speaking Normans.

In olden days, portrayed as a sweet, innocent, fawn-eyed girl who is naïve about sex.

"Girl" and "maiden" were once gender-neutral words that refered to a young person of either sex.
The unfortunate maiden became prey for the dragon.
by Lorelili September 2, 2006
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scorn

Noun:
What one feels toward something or somebody despicable or worthless; contempt or disgust, the feeling that somebody is vile or a nuisance.

Verb:
To snub somebody, to treat them with disdain.

To scoff at somebody, to express disdain.

To reject, rebuff.
Michele Bachmann and her husband are regarded with scorn by the LGBT community.

Carmen scorned Julio as he begged her to come back to him; she'd had enough of him leeching off of her.
by Lorelili August 4, 2011
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ingenue

A female character in drama or literature. She is a sweet, pretty, if somewhat naive, young woman. To our modern eyes, she's often seen as this meek little mouse.

The ingenue is played by a light soprano in opera or musicals.
Judy Garland's protrayal of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz is the epitome of an ingenue.
by Lorelili October 29, 2005
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full-figured

Adjective. Of a body: thick and solid, although not necessarily fat. That is, nicely filled out and sensually appealing, voluptuous.

Of a woman: buxom and shapely, with broad hips and lots of sensuous, womanly curves (as opposed to a twiggy, androgynous, stick figureed waif)

Of a man: broad-shouldered and barrel-chested and often muscular (big and butch instead of a willowy pretty boy)
Kate Winslet, famously full-figured, once said "I'm not a twig and I refuse to be".

"Full-figured" does not mean "fat", per se, just a nicely filled and sensually shaped figure: nice, shapely legs; broad-shouldered and barrel-chested men; broad-hipped women generously endowed in the butt and breasts.
by Lorelili November 15, 2009
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husky

-Plump, stocky in body.
-When referring to a voice, usually having a hoarse, rough, or throaty quality, from exhaustion or emotion.
-Two husky guys closed in on me. Things didn't look good the way they had their fists balled up.
-Survivors swarmed all around me, eyes darting, names called out. The voices calling these names were husky, weary, and seemed ready to start sobbing.
by Lorelili September 24, 2005
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lady

A formal title or an affectionate term for a woman. Synonym for wife. As in Madame, or Signora, or Mistress.
"And now my burden, it gives me pain...
For my Lord Franklin, I'd sail the main...
Ten-thousand pounds I would freely give
To know Lord Franklin and where he is..."
-Lady Jane Franklin, her lament for her husband, Sir John Franklin, who disappeared on an expedition.

"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? ...It is my lady, O it is my love!" -Romeo, Romeo and Juliette.
by Lorelili March 6, 2005
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mysophobia

The fear of germs and contamination, the technical term for "germophobia".
His mysophobia went full blast and he screamed when a homeless man hugged him.
by Lorelili March 21, 2011
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