a fallen woman

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a fallen woman (old-fashioned)

a woman who is not respected any more because she had sex without being married Many fallen women were forced to work as prostitutes, some were shut away in asylums.

See also: fallen, woman

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Okay, so it's a small step: you can still sue someone for calling you gay, but now you have to prove that this is tantamount to being called a murderer or a fallen woman. Defame me not by The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide Maybe not as electrifying as ETO's Jenufa from 2006, another stark Janacek tale of a fallen woman, but powerful all the same. Gloomy, but rewarding stuff; TheatreReview by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Mary Barton (1848) deals with love across the class divide, while Ruth (1853) is about a fallen woman who becomes an unmarried mother, a fact that appalled many of Gaskell's readers who had her pegged as a nice, ladylike writer (the fact that she was always known as "Mrs" rather than "Elizabeth" Gaskell only added to this image of bourgeois respectability). Missing Cranford already? There's plenty to read by Mrs Gaskell by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk			a done deal a double bind a double entendre a double whammy a double-edged sword a doubting Thomas a down and out a drawing card a dream come true a dream ticket a drop in the bucket a drop in the ocean A drowning man will clutch at a straw a drug on the market a dry run a Dutch treat a fact of life a fag hag a fair shake a fair-weather friend a fairy godmother a fait accompli a fall guy a fallen angel a fallen idol a fallen woman a false alarm a false dawn a false economy a false start a family man a far cry from a fashion victim a fast talker a fast track a fat cat a fat lot of good a fate worse than death a faux pas a favourite son a feather in cap a feeding frenzy a feel for a femme fatale a fender bender a few fries short of a Happy Meal a fifth wheel a fifty-fifty chance a fig leaf a fighting chance a figment of imagination			A E Rose Information Service a easy ride a easy ride a easy ride À Être Déterminé A European Higher Education Structure in Sport A F A F A F A F A F A F L A F L A f's A Face for Radio A Face Like Thunder a face that could Stop a clock a fact of life A Factory Experimental a fag hag A Failing Firm a fair shake a fair-haired boy a fair-weather friend A Fairer Victoria a fairy godmother a fait accompli a fall guy a fallen angel a fallen idol a fallen woman a false alarm a false dawn a false economy a false start a family man A far cry a far cry from a far cry from a far cry from a far cry from A Farewell to Kings a fashion victim a fast talker a fast track a fat cat a fat lot a fat lot a fat lot a fat lot of good a fat lot of use a fate worse than death a faux pas A Favor House Atlantic a favorite son a favourite son A Feast for Crows a feather in cap a feather in cap a feather in cap a feather in cap

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