Widow vs Matron - What's the difference?
widow | matron |
A woman whose husband has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
(informal, in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.
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An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
(printing) A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.
A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus .
To make a widow (or widower) of someone; to cause the death of one's spouse.
English transitive verbs
A mature woman; a wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:your wives, your daughters, your matrons , and your maids
*(Thomas Fuller) (1606-1661)
*:grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother
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*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron ; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable,.
A housekeeper; especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution; a head nurse in a hospital.
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As nouns the difference between widow and matron
is that widow is a woman whose husband has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower while matron is a mature woman; a wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.As a verb widow
is to make a widow (or widower) of someone; to cause the death of one's spouse.widow
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Noun
(en noun)For a Bowling '''Widow, a Split Isn't Just Two Lonely Pins," ''New York Times , 27 Nov.,
- I had been feeling like a bowling-alley widow , but knew he loved the game, so I suggested we join a mixed league.