scarlet woman
Example Sentences
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John Rain, the son, after a gassing in France, goes away with the married daughter of his father's one scarlet woman, Tannis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ay forsooth!" answered the scarlet woman; "but one and one must make two, and many a one must be added thereto, before such mighty things come to pass.
From The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck by Tieck, Ludwig
Craig and Walters were dragging the prisoner across the bridge, the desperado fighting like a demon, and a scarlet woman following them with cries and curses.
From Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police by MacBeth, R. G. (Roderick George)
It had been that unfortunate dress last night that had reminded him unpleasantly of the scarlet woman and the awful night of the fire.
From The Witness by Lutz, Grace Livingston Hill
Father de Smet would not at any time have called Ninon a scarlet woman.
From A Mountain Woman by Peattie, Elia Wilkinson
