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feminal, a.|ˈfɛmɪnəl|
Also 4 femynalle.
[a. OF. feminal = Pr. feminal, f. Lat. type *fēminālis, f. fēmina woman.]
†1. Of or pertaining to a female or woman; female. Obs.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xvii. cxli. (1495) 698 Rewe is yeuen ayenst femynalle fluxe. 17..West On Abuse Travelling xlvi. in Dodsl. (1748) II. 82 For wealth, or fame, or honor feminal.
2. = feminine a. 4.
1907Ladies' Field 10 Aug. 357/1 Combine the perfection of physical strength with the highest type of feminal beauty. 1922H. M. Barcynska Webs xxv. 207 In her emotional tumult, sheerly feminal, she believed every word she said. |