young+unmarried+woman

  • 21miss — I [[t]mɪs[/t]] v. t. 1) to fail to hit or strike 2) to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train[/ex] 3) to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance[/ex] 4) to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of school[/ex] 5) to notice …

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  • 22Swedish emigration to the United States — During the Swedish emigration to the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries, about 1.3 million Swedes left Sweden for the United States of America. While the land of the U.S. frontier was a magnet for poor all over Europe, some… …

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  • 23chaperon — chaperonage /shap euh roh nij/, n. chaperonless, adj. /shap euh rohn /, n. 1. a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women. 2 …

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  • 24miss — miss1 missable, adj. /mis/, v.t. 1. to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target. 2. to fail to encounter, meet, catch, etc.: to miss a train. 3. to fail to take advantage of: to miss a chance. 4. to fail to be present at or for: to miss a day of… …

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  • 25chaperone — /ˈʃæpəroʊn / (say shapuhrohn) noun 1. an adult who accompanies one or more children or young people on a public outing, as to ensure their safety or that they behave appropriately. 2. an older person, usually a married woman, who, for propriety,… …

  • 26maiden — maidenish, adj. maidenship, n. /mayd n/, n. 1. a girl or young unmarried woman; maid. 2. a horse that has never won a race. 3. a race open only to maiden horses. 4. an instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading… …

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  • 27miss — I. /mɪs / (say mis) verb (t) 1. to fail to hit, light upon, meet, catch, receive, obtain, attain, accomplish, see, hear, etc.: to miss a train. 2. to fail to perform, attend to, be present at, etc.: to miss an appointment. 3. to perceive the… …

  • 28chaperon — chap•er•on or chap•er•one [[t]ˈʃæp əˌroʊn[/t]] n. v. oned, on•ing 1) a person, usu. a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women 2) to attend… …

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  • 29Raï — Infobox Music genre name=Raï bgcolor=mediumvioletred color=white stylistic origins=Spanish, French, and Arab music, including al andalus, zendani and melhun cultural origins=Late 19th century Oran, Algeria instruments=Gaspa, guellal… …

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  • 30maiden — /ˈmeɪdn / (say maydn) noun 1. a maid; girl; young unmarried woman; virgin. 2. a maiden speech. 3. Cricket a maiden over. 4. → maiden horse. 5. → maiden handicap. –adjective 6. of, relating to, or befitting a girl or unmarried woman. 7. unmarried …