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

The entire staff of our frigate was invited, and over a hundred guests, comprising the flower of the fair sex of Cape Town, took part in the festivities.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von

"Twelve boys, and now the fair sex has begun," answered Ketling.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

On behalf of the earthly fair sex, I must emphatically protest against this part of the heavenly arrangements.

From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)

More than once he saw Lucie Ledanois called out, among others of the fair sex, as a dancing partner for some member of the Krewe.

From The Mardi Gras Mystery by Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry)