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A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar, as in a tavern or beershop. A bouncing barmaid. W. Irving.

A bluestocking; a literary woman. [Somewhat derisive]

women for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; a lewd person; -- usually applied to a woman.

A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman. All the admired beauties of Verona. Shak.

A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.

An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a hag. Around the beldam all erect they hang. Akenside.

A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid. [Obs.] Spenser.

A woman who confers a benefit. His benefactress blushes at the deed. Cowper.

for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a woman. He, in the first flower of my freshest age, Betrothed me unto the only heir. Spenser. Ay, and we are betrothed. Shak.

man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters.

An Irish serving woman or girl. [Colloq.]

A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. Massinger.

A woman's ornament; habiliment. [Obs.]

An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.] If, by her bishop, or her "grace" alone, A genuine lady, or a church, is known. Saxe.

An opprobrious name for a woman, especially a lewd woman. Pope.

A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.

A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench. [Obs.] Shak.

A pedantic woman; a bluestocking. [Colloq.]

A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it. Her bodice half way she unlaced. Prior.

Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold-faced woman. I have seen enough to confute all the bold-faced atheists of this age. Bramhall.