vrouw
Americannoun
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a woman; wife; lady.
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(used as a title before the name of a married woman) Mrs.
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At one point in the video, referencing a common segment on her channel, de Jager announced that her "Dutch Word of the Day" was vrouw - meaning woman.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2020
Then the stout old vrouw resigned herself to a quiet flood of tears and went about her work.
From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.
His vrouw looked frightened enough to satisfy even you that she was talking under compulsion.
From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram
“That’s so,” I answered; and now we adjourned to the house where Stoffel Pexter’s vrouw had laid out cups of scalding hot coffee and koekjes.
From A Veldt Vendetta by Mitford, Bertram
She took heart on hearing May’s low whistle near her, for he soon guessed the hiding-place of his keen-witted vrouw, and, descending beside her, set her fears at rest.
From Jasper Lyle by Ward, Harriet
Dō brāhte man die vrouwen dā si in ligen vant. si huop sīn schœne houbet mit ir vil wīȥen hant; dō kuste s’ alsō tōten den edelen ritter guot.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
On the other hand, the vrouws often engaged in trade, and so set the example for the business woman of to-day, and in such matters their energy and perseverance were commendable.
From Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by Larus, John Rouse
The vrouws were comfortable persons, not given to vivacity, yet in their way individual, and that sometimes in a manner not altogether commendable.
From Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by Larus, John Rouse
She told, too, how she had signed a petition and presented 354 it to the councillors, begging that the good vrouws be permitted to hold a market day.
From Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer by Halsey, Rena I.
But dough de men wore silber gear, Und de vrouws in gold were tall, De gals vere gabblin all de dimes, Und de men said noding at all.
From The Breitmann Ballads by Leland, Charles Godfrey
This city had emerged from New Amsterdam; the old vrouws, with their feather beds and their multiplicity of petticoats and their scrupulously clean houses and their floors with patterns traced in sand, had passed away.
From Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by Larus, John Rouse
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