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1. Law (in legal documents) a woman who has never married 2. (formerly) a woman who spins thread for her living Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | How dear Emily is flirting with the strange gentleman,' whispered the spinster aunt, with true spinster-aunt-like envy, to her brother, Mr. Here a pair of lovers met to quarrel and make up; there a dark-eyed nursery-maid had better eyes for Templars than her charge; on this hand an ancient spinster, with her lapdog in a string, regarded both enormities with scornful sidelong looks; on that a weazen old gentleman, ogling the nursery-maid, looked with like scorn upon the spinster, and wondered she didn't know she was no longer young. And I hope every spinster may find as good a husband as my wife has found. |
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Spinoza, Benedict de Spinozism Spinozist Spinozistic SpinRite SPINRPHEX spins spins spins spins spins spins spins a yarn spins a yarn spins a yarn spins off spins off spins off spins off spins off spins out spins out spins out spins wheels spins wheels spins wheels SPINSAT Spinsat Altimeter Spinscan Ozone Imager SPINST spinster spinsterhoodspinsterhood spinsterhood spinsterhoods spinsterhoods spinsterhoods spinsterish spinsterish spinsterish spinsterly spinsterly spinsterly spinsters spinsters spinsters Spinstress Spinstry SPINTAC Spintarella SPINTCOM SPINTCOMM spinth- spinthariscope spinthariscope spinthariscopes spinthariscopes spinthariscopic spinthariscopic Spintheridae spinto | |||||||
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