modest woman
1WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …
2modest, shy — A modest person is humble, someone who is free from egotism, vanity, and boastfulness. A modest individual is moderate in his behavior and speech. Lincoln was a great but modest man. Mrs. Morgan is a self respecting, modest woman. A shy person is …
3Modest — Mod est, a. [F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus measure. See {Mode}.] 1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one s self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest… …
4Woman — Wom an, n.; pl. {Women}. [OE. woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. w[=i]fmann, w[=i]mmann; w[=i]f woman, wife + mann a man. See {Wife}, and {Man}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An adult female person; a grown up female person, as distinguished from a… …
5Woman hater — Woman Wom an, n.; pl. {Women}. [OE. woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. w[=i]fmann, w[=i]mmann; w[=i]f woman, wife + mann a man. See {Wife}, and {Man}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An adult female person; a grown up female person, as distinguished… …
6modest — [[t]mɒ̱dɪst[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED A modest house or other building is not large or expensive. ...the modest home of a family who lived off the land... A one night stay in a modest hotel costs around ₤35. Syn: unassuming 2) ADJ GRADED You use… …
7A Modest Video Game Proposal — is the title of an open letter sent by attorney/activist Jack Thompson to members of the press and to Entertainment Software Association president Doug Lowenstein on October 10, 2005. He proposed that, if someone could create, manufacture,… …
8A Vindication of the Rights of Woman — A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (1792), written by the eighteenth century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. In it, Wollstonecraft… …
9Owl Woman — Owl Woman, Cheyenne Princes (Mis stan stur). Drawing by Lt. James Abert. Source Colorado Women s Hall of Fame <http://www.cogreatwomen.org/> Owl Woman (Cheyenne name: Mis stan stur) (died 1847), was a Cheyenne princess.[1] She married an… …
10That Woman Opposite — UK promotional poster Directed by Compton Bennett Produced by …
