Widow
91widow's chamber — noun : the bedchamber apparel and furniture passing to the widow of a freeman of London by a custom formerly recognized in English law * * * widow s chamber noun The clothes and bedroom furniture of the widow of a London freeman, to which she was …
92widow's cruse — an inexhaustible supply of something: in allusion to the miracle of the cruse of oil in I Kings 17:10 16 and II Kings 4:1 7. * * * widow s cruse noun A source of supply that never fails (from the story in the Bible, 1 Kings 17.10–16) • • • Main… …
93Widow's walk — A widow s walk (or roofwalk) is a railed rooftop platform, typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea. The name comes from the wives of mariners, who would watch for their spouses return. In some instances, the… …
94Widow Skimmer — Taxobox name = Widow Skimmer image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta ordo = Odonata subordo = Anisoptera familia = Libellulidae genus = Libellula species = L. luctuosa binomial = Libellula… …
95Widow's Peak (disambiguation) — A widow s peak is a genetic trait affecting the appearance of the hairline.Widows Peak or Widow s Peak can also refer to: * Widows Peak , a 1994 film *Widow s Peak, a professional wrestling move …
96Widow Maker — In everyday usage, a widow maker is the name of an artery with blockage that often causes death by severe heart attack, but in finance, a widow maker is an extremely risky investment that subjects the investor to very large potential losses.… …
97Widow-And-Orphan Stock — A stock that pays high dividends and is generally considered to carry low risk. Widow and orphan stocks would most likely be in non cyclical industries that are less likely to be negatively impacted during economic downturns. Prior to being… …
98widow's peak — noun a V shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead • Hypernyms: ↑point, ↑tip, ↑peak • Part Holonyms: ↑hairline * * * ˌwidow s ˈpeak 7 [widow s peak widow s peaks] …
99widow bewitched — noun chiefly dialect : a woman separated from her husband : grass widow 2 * * * widow bewitched, Informal. a grass widow …
100widow bird — Whidah bird Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch},… …
