grass widow
A married woman whose spouse is awayA married woman whose spouse is away.
Значення
значень: 2A married woman whose spouse is away.
Strohwitwe, grüne Witwe
соло́менная вдова́solómennaja vdová
(застаріле)An unmarried woman who has had premarital sexual relations; a former mistress.
a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
Переклади
мов: 4За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
The word appears in the Germanic languages in different forms and senses, evidently beingThe word appears in the Germanic languages in different forms and senses, evidently being ancient, but the oldest (both 16th century) are English grasse wydowe and Middle Low German grasswēdewe, both meaning “girl who has lost her virginity, harlot”. Therefore “grass” in all likelihood refers to a bedding for premarital sex. Compare the expression green gown (“loss of virginity”). The girl became a “widow” in the sense that she was neither married nor a virgin. The sense then developed through “married woman who has relations in her husband’s absence” to the contemporary, softened meaning. Compare Dutch grasweduwe, Swedish gräsänka, German Strohwitwe.
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Форми
множина: grass widows| Однина | grass widow |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 1- a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband:divorcee