spinster
Kelime Anlamı :
1. terike.
2. evlenmemiş kadın.
3. kız kurusu.
4. evde kalmış kız.
5. yaşlı kız.
6. evde kalmış (kız).
7. hiç evlenmemiş kadın.
8. huk. hiç evlenmemiş kadın.
9. hiç evlenmemiş yaşlı veya yaşlanmaya yüz tutmuş kadın.
10. kalık.
Tanımlar :
1.
A woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying.
2. A single woman.
3. A person whose occupation is spinning.
2. A single woman.
3. A person whose occupation is spinning.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.
2. one who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spin master.
3. someone whose occupation was spinning thread.
4. A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
2. one who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spin master.
3. someone whose occupation was spinning thread.
4. A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.
2. A man who spins.
3. an unmarried or single woman; -- used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.
4. A woman of evil life and character; -- so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
2. A man who spins.
3. an unmarried or single woman; -- used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.
4. A woman of evil life and character; -- so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A woman who spins; by extension, any person who spins; a spinner.
2. an unmarried woman (so called because she was supposed to occupy herself with spinning): the legal designation in england of all unmarried women from a viscount's daughter downward; popularly, an elderly unmarried woman; an “old maid”: sometimes used adjectively.
3. A woman of an evil life or character: so called from being forced to spin in the house of correction. see spin-house.
2. an unmarried woman (so called because she was supposed to occupy herself with spinning): the legal designation in england of all unmarried women from a viscount's daughter downward; popularly, an elderly unmarried woman; an “old maid”: sometimes used adjectively.
3. A woman of an evil life or character: so called from being forced to spin in the house of correction. see spin-house.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia