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a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.

A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.

Of or pertaining to the Spartan Partheniæ, or sons of unmarried women.

k, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a ruff. [Obs.] Fuller.

Beaded embroidery for women's dresses.

An outer garment for men or women, originally of fur, or lined with fur; a lady's outer garment, made of silk or other fabric.

Persons, generally; an indefinite number of men and women; folks; population, or part of population; as, country people; -- sometimes used as an indefinite subject or verb, like on in French, and man in German; as, people in adversity. People were tempted to lend by great premiums. Swift . People have lived twenty-four…

An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.

A fine cotton fabric, having a linen finish, and often printed on one side, -- used for women's and children's wear.

A table or other means for calculating the periodical functions of women. Dunglison.

A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist. Petticoat government, government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs. [Colloq.] -- Petticoat pipe (Locomotives), a short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smoke box, to equalize the draft.

To make love to women; to play the male flirt. You can't go philandering after her again. G. Eliot.

One who hangs about women; a male flirt. [R.] C. Kingsley.

An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young women.

A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the higher type of humanity; -- opposed to Ant: misogynist.

Fondness for women; uxoriousness; -- opposed to Ant: misogyny. [R.] Byron.

A representation of the dead Christ, attended by the Virgin Mary or by holy women and angels. Mollett.

To procure women for the gratification of others' lusts; to pander. Dryden.

A small cord covered with cloth, -- used as trimming for women's dresses.

A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.