feminines

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Although made with contemporary means, Hill’s smeary feminines recall the sharper-edged experiments of Cubists and Futurists.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2016

The dinner bell will ring in a few moments," Helen declared presently, "and we must both make ourselves fit to be seen, not of men, but between thirty and forty feminines.

From Helen Grant's Schooldays by Douglas, Amanda M.

Under that standard march in the U.S. at least 20,000,000 feminines, and—horrible to relate—gal children are on the increase.

From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870 by Various

Homer's praises of beauty are reserved for the feminines, especially his favourite Helen.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The masculines end in -a, the feminines and neuters in -e.

From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso)