painted woman

American  

[peyn-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

The old painted woman raised her glass also, and lifted it to her lips, tossing the wine down with a sudden smack of satisfaction.

From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

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

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

What poet of energy has ever painted woman more chaste, more gentle and sweet, than Lord Byron?

From My Recollections of Lord Byron by Sir Hubert E. H. (Hubert Edward Henry) Jerningham

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

From The Sins of the Children A Novel by Cosmo Hamilton