Women considered collectively; womankind.

Frequently with preceding possessive adjective. A female slave or servant; a maid; esp. a lady's maid or personal attendant (now chiefly historical…

Women considered collectively; womankind.

Women considered collectively; the female sex.

The maternal side of one's family.

Women considered collectively; the female sex; = womankind, n. 1a.

Women considered collectively; womankind.

Women considered collectively; womankind; cf. femininity, n. 2.

Women considered collectively; womankind; (occasionally as a count noun) a woman. Cf. feminity, n. 2. rare before 19th cent.

Chiefly with the: women collectively; womankind. Now rare.

the fair (also gentle, soft, weak,etc.) sex: the female sex, women. Similarly †the devout sex, †the woman sex, the second sex.

the fair (also gentle, soft, weak,etc.) sex: the female sex, women. Similarly †the devout sex, †the woman sex, the second sex.

the fair (also gentle, soft, weak,etc.) sex: the female sex, women. Similarly †the devout sex, †the woman sex, the second sex.

Women considered collectively; womankind.

Originally and chiefly in French contexts: a polite or formal title used when referring to two or more women simultaneously, with omission of their…

With comparative adjectives: the fairer (also gentler, softer, weaker,etc.) sex.

With the. The female sex. Now archaic or literary.

Ladies collectively.

With the and plural agreement. Attractive people, esp. women, as a class; members of the ‘fair sex’ collectively. Now somewhat archaic.

Chiefly in representations of regional speech: women.

The women of a particular family, household, or other group. Also: women in general. As a mass noun.

With plural agreement. Originally and chiefly in French contexts: a polite title used when referring to two or more unmarried young women…

colloquial. the female of the species: a woman or girl; the female or females (as distinguished from the male or males) in a particular group; (with…

In plural. Examples of female character; females. Obsolete. rare.

The female sex; women in general; (occasionally) a woman; (also) the female part of a group or party.

Women considered collectively; womankind.

The world of women; women considered collectively; womankind.

The world of ladies; ladies collectively.

Petticoat-wearers, or women, considered collectively.

slang. Women collectively. Esp. in a bit (also bundle) of muslin: a woman. Cf. skirt, n. 1b. Now rare.

A woman; the skirt, women collectively. a bit of skirt: a woman; esp. an attractive one. Now slang.

Originally North American. A woman or women, esp. regarded as a means of sexual gratification; cf. pussy, n. 3. Also: an unpleasant or nasty person…

In feminist use: women. Also occasionally as singular: a woman.

Women. Also occasionally as singular: a woman.