A woman. [Not used.]
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Brittle.
1. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman.
3. A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.
1. Perverse, that is, turning from, with aversion or reluctance; not willing to yield or comply with what is required; unyielding; ungovernable; refractory; disobedient; peevish; as a froward child.
2. They are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. Deuteronomy 32:20 .
Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child.
Perversely; in a peevish manner.
Working smoothly, or without splitting; -- said of timber.
1. A wrinkled look, particularly expressing dislike; a sour, severe or stern look, expressive of displeasure.
2. His front yet threatens and his frowns command.
3. Any expression of displeasure; as the frowns of providence; the frown of fortune.
1. To express displeasure by contracting the brow, and looking grim or surly; to look stern; followed by on or at; as, to frown on a profligate man, or to frown at his vices.
2. Heroes in animated marble frown
3. To manifest, displeasure in any manner. When providence frowns on our labors, let us be humble and submissive.
4. To lower; to look threatening.
2. Any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of Providence; the frowns of Fortune.
1. To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look.
2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness.
To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence.
Knitting the brow in anger or displeasure; expressing displeasure by a surly, stern or angry look; lowering; threatening.
Sternly; with a look of displeasure.
In a frowning manner.
Woman Roget’s Thesaurus §374
N. woman, she, her, female, petticoat, # feminality, muliebrity, womanhood, womankind, the sex, the fair, fair sex, softer sex, weaker vessel, dame, madam, madame, mistress, mrs. lady, donna belle, matron, dowager, goody, gammer, frau, frow, vrouw, rani, good woman, good wife, squaw, wife, matronage, matronhood, bachelor girl, new woman, feminist, suffragette, suffragist, nymph, wench, grisette, girl, sissy, betty, cot betty, cotquean, henhussy, mollycoddle, muff, old woman, hen, bitch, sow, doe, roe, mare, she goat, nanny goat, tabita, ewe, cow, lioness, tigress, vixen, gynecaeum, estrogen, oestrogen, consanguinity, paternity, lesbian, dyke
V. feminize
Adj. female, she-, feminine, womanly, ladylike, matronly, maidenly, wifely, womanish, effeminate, unmanly, gynecic, gynaecic
Phr. "a perfect woman nobly planned", "a lovely lady garmented in white", das ewig-weibliche zieht uns hinan, "earth's noblest thing, a woman perfected", es de vidrio la mujer, "she moves a goddess and she looks a queen", "the beauty of a lovely woman is like music", varium et mutabile semper femina, "woman is the lesser man"
Pron. she, her, hers
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He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.