painted woman

American  

[payn-tid woom-uhn] / ˈpeɪn tɪd ˈwʊm ən /

noun

Archaic.

1. a prostitute.

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painted woman British  

noun

1. old-fashioned a woman whose appearance suggests she is promiscuous

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painted woman

The face of Rivera’s painted woman was based on Olympic gold medalist Helen Wills, but the character is inspired by “The Adventures of Esplandián,” a 16th century novel by Castilian author Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2024

To Peter, the words of the painted woman came as a finishing blow.

From The Sins of the Children A Novel by Cosmo Hamilton

The picture was old-fashioned, but the painted woman was exquisite, as she had always been, as she would always be in Derry's dreams.

From The Tin Soldier by Temple Bailey

"What a chee-arming little girl!" said the painted woman, crowding in between Aunt Madge and Flyaway, and patting the child's shoulder with her ungloved hand, which was fairly ablaze with jewels; "bee-youtiful!"

From Little Folks Astray by Sophie May

I felt as if the painted woman was dragging me down.”

From Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes by George Manville Fenn

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