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an old maid |
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an old maid (old-fashioned) an impolite way of referring to a woman who has never married. Terrified of becoming an old maid, she married the first man who made her an offer. See also: old How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But then, to be an old maid at last, like Miss Bates "Mother is not an old maid," said his virgin sister with pinched lips. The younger girls formed hopes of COMING OUT a year or two sooner than they might otherwise have done; and the boys were relieved from their apprehension of Charlotte's dying an old maid. |
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an old maid