feminines

Example Sentences

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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 four feminines, as usual, dropped down in a row.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

A stir in the adjoining bed soon warned me that the other feminines were preparing to follow her example; so, turning my face to the wall, I feigned to be sleeping.

From Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time by Gilmore, James R.

Gender is indicated except in the case of masculine nouns ending in '-o' and feminines ending in '-a.'

From The German Element in Brazil Colonies and Dialect by Schappelle, Benjamin Franklin

A vanguard have proceeded in advance to take possession of the deserted house; while Aunt Rachel, with her cortŠge of feminines, is fussing over "young missus."

From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)