fair sex
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The book American and Other Drinks touts the ladies’ blush as a "favourite drink among the fair sex," neglecting to cite its popularity with aspiring hyperglycemics.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2013
“You are in a city, my dear lady, where insults to the fair sex never go unpunished.”
From Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star by Burt L. Standish
Of course he is a great favourite with the fair sex.
From The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking
Bottiger, whose good graces were considered most important, received even the fair sex.
From The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
He was still gallant toward the fair sex, and he was in great demand in the salons, for it was difficult to find a more charming man.
From The Jew by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
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