Noun

(women)

An adult female human.

* Bible, (w) 2:22:

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman .

* (John Ledyard) (1751-1789)

I have observed among all nations that the women ornament themselves more than the men

* 1887 , Helen Campbell, Prisoners of poverty: their trades and their lives , p.120:

But this woman' is a nice German ' woman that fell on the ice and sprained her ankle last winter, and we saw to her well as we could till she got better.

(lb) All females collectively; womankind.

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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”

* 1997 , Bob Grant, Let's Be Heard , p.42:

For if modern woman is so intent on keeping her surname alive, why not demand it be passed along to her children?

* 2011 , Eileen Gray and the Design of Sapphic Modernity: Staying In , p.109:

Unsurprisingly, if modern man is a sort of camera, modern woman is a picture.

A wife (or sometimes a or girlfriend).

* 1914 , , Study of Thomas Hardy and Other Essays , chapter 7: "Of Being and Not-Being":

And then, when he lies with his woman , the man may concurrently be with God, and so get increase of his soul.

A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing.

* 2004 , Hyveth Williams, Secrets of a Happy Heart: A Fresh Look at the Sermon on the Mount , p.70:

Perhaps my problem is that I am a cat woman . I can't imagine any finicky feline (and they all are that at one time or another) slobbering over anyone, even a beloved owner, the way a dog does.

A female attendant or servant.

* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)

By her woman I sent your message.

Noun

Something that is owned.

*{{quote-book, year=1927, author= F. E. Penny

, chapter=4, title= Pulling the Strings , passage=A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.}}

A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.

Real estate; the business of selling houses.

The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.

An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Philip J. Bushnell

, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance , passage=Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.}}

An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)

, title= The Adaptable Gas Turbine , passage=Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo'', meaning ''vortex , and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.}}

(label) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter.

An object used in a dramatic production.

(label) Propriety; correctness.

(Camden)