adventuress
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Adventuress — En 2008 à Tacoma Gréement goélette Débuts 1913 … Wikipédia en Français
Adventuress — may refer to:* Adventuress (schooner) *Adventuress (dinghy) * The Adventuress , American title of the British film I See a Dark Stranger … Wikipedia
Adventuress — Ad*ven tur*ess, n. A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adventuress — [ad ven′chər is, ədven′chər is] n. a woman adventurer, specif. one who seeks to become rich and socially accepted by exploiting her charms, by scheming, etc … English World dictionary
Adventuress (schooner) — Infobox nrhp | name =ADVENTURESS (Schooner Yacht) nrhp type =nhl caption = Adventuress run aground in Wasp Passage location= Seattle, Washington area = built =1914 architect= Bowdoin B. Crowninshield; Rice Bros. architecture= designated= April 11 … Wikipedia
Adventuress (dinghy) — The Adventuress sailing dinghy class was designed by Ian Proctor and built by [http://www.aavx76.dial.pipex.com Anglo Marine] of Essex. It is no longer in production. It is not known how many were built or how many survive today although the… … Wikipedia
adventuress — noun Date: 1754 a female adventurer; especially one who seeks position or livelihood by questionable means … New Collegiate Dictionary
adventuress — noun A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; a demirep … Wiktionary
adventuress — Synonyms and related words: Aspasia, Delilah, Jezebel, Messalina, Phryne, Thais, adventurer, brazenface, courtesan, daredevil, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, devil, femme fatale, fire eater, harem girl, harum scarum, hellcat, hetaera, hotspur … Moby Thesaurus
adventuress — ad ven·tur·ess || tʃərɪs n. female adventurer; woman who gains position or power by questionable means ad ven·tur·er || tʃərÉ™ n. one who goes on adventures; one who takes risks, speculator … English contemporary dictionary
