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Definition of Foolish woman
1. Noun. A female fool.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foolish Woman
Literary usage of Foolish woman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover by Doran (John) (1875)
"... life—Her mother a foolish -woman—Every sense of justice outraged by the
King—Inconsistency of the Whigs—The Queen persecuted even after death—Disrespect ..."
2. Wit and Mirth: Or Pills to Purge Melancholy: Being a Collection of the Best by Henry Playford, Thomas D'Urfey (1719)
"XT THAT ails the foolish Woman, VVI think thou'lt be rul'd by no Man; Is any
thing more common, The Jarring in Kirk and State : Gibby. ..."
3. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1856)
"... The tribunals have just condemned to death another infamous scélérat, named
L'Huissier. A foolish woman, a Madame ..."
4. The Bookman (1897)
"Ah, foolish woman !" exclaimed the priest severely, and shaking his finger at
her—" foolish woman, to think of following such a person. ..."
5. The Poetical Works of Robert Southey by Robert Southey (1845)
"... who in vain Access to that Study had sought to obtain ; And he begg'd and
pray'd the books to ч*е, Till the foolish woman gave him the key. ..."
6. The Kindergarten for Teachers and Parents (1898)
"Thus it came to pass that the foolish woman loved the crowded ward in which the
... Therefore the foolish woman often mourned because her children had no ..."
7. Roman Legends: A Collection of the Fables and Folk-lore of Rome by Rachel Harriette Busk (1877)
"THE foolish woman.1 THERE was once a couple well-to-do in the world, who had one
only daughter. The son of a neighbour came to ask her in marriage, ..."
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