painted woman

[ peyn-tid woom-uhn ]

/ ˈpeɪn tɪd ˈwʊm ən /

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noun Archaic.

a prostitute.

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How to use painted woman in a sentence

Men were taught self-control about everything from their diet to how to resist the “painted woman.”
Americans’ Burning Obsession With Hell|William O’Connor|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was the first who painted woman with brilliant drapery and variegated head-dresses.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
A dissolute, painted woman of Earth, staring out at Polter as he passed.
Beyond the Vanishing Point|Raymond King Cummings
"You're a set of cowards," chimed in a painted woman, dressed in a poor and tawdry dress.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski

She painted woman as its victim, till every heart recoiled at the image she drew.
Love After Marriage; and Other Stories of the Heart|Caroline Lee Hentz
He did kill the poor painted woman; and then he was frightened, and thrust her poor body down into the sewer.
Mad|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for painted woman

painted woman

noun

old-fashioned, derogatory a woman whose appearance suggests she is promiscuous

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