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menstruous
[ men-stroo-uhs, -struhs ]
adjective
- pertaining to menstruation.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of menstruous1
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Example Sentences
They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.
And that the menstruous blood is pure in itself, and of the same quality as that in the veins, is proved in two ways.
All the ancient civilizations had such taboos upon the menstruous woman.
Mr. Frazer gives numerous instances, where the same fatality is believed to result from food contaminated by a menstruous woman.
Amongst the Maoris, if a man touched a menstruous woman, he would be taboo 'an inch thick.'
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