menstruous

[ men-stroo-uhs, -struhs ]

adjective

1. pertaining to menstruation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of menstruous¹

1375–1425; late Middle English: menstruating < Latin mēnstruus monthly; menstruate, -ous

Example Sentences

They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.

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And that the menstruous blood is pure in itself, and of the same quality as that in the veins, is proved in two ways.

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All the ancient civilizations had such taboos upon the menstruous woman.

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Mr. Frazer gives numerous instances, where the same fatality is believed to result from food contaminated by a menstruous woman.

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Amongst the Maoris, if a man touched a menstruous woman, he would be taboo 'an inch thick.'

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