Irishwoman
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈaɪrɪʃˌwʊmən/
- Ella Lynch, a beautiful young Irishwoman living in France, is wooed by Francisco "Franco" Solano Lopez, the future dictator of Paraguay.
- a young Irishwoman
- says an Irishwoman
Examples
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The woman who had posed for The White Girl, whom Whistler refers to as "Jo" in his letter to Fantin, was, of course, Joanna Hiffernan, the young Irishwoman who was Whistler's mistress and model privilege between 1860 and 1867.
Academic text (2007) -
Purchased on a whim in the Old City of Jerusalem and meant to protect an Arab from the desert sun, it was now protecting a third-generation Irishwoman from the Minnesota cold.
Fiction book (1999) -
Well, a fine Irishwoman you are.
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The little Irishwoman in me is thrilled.
Blog text (2) -
52. An Irishwoman beat her elderly black neighbor, Elizabeth Anderson, who was later taken to New York Hospital.
Academic text (2005) -
Even when she met people from the estate today, they still said, "You're the Irishwoman's daughter."
Fiction book (1997) -
Rarely was I referred to as a "poor dear man," the highest praise an Irishwoman can bestow on a member of the inferior gender.
Fiction book (1995) -
"My Maura's an Irishwoman."
Fiction book (1991) -
We had both a nanny and a housekeeper (Ethne and Danuta respectively), but my wife is the kind of Irishwoman who has to make sure the children are properly dressed and the house is properly cleaned before either of these personages appears.
Fiction book (1995) -
One Irishwoman, with a laugh that rivaled her face in sweetness, was traveling alone to Australia.
Synonyms
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9.8
A girl or young woman from Ireland
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Irishwoman is simply Irish + woman, meaning a 'woman from Ireland'. The name Irish comes from the native name for the island, Éire, so an Irishwoman is a woman who comes from that country.