inner woman
Britishnoun
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a woman's mind, soul, or nature
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humorous the stomach or appetite
Example Sentences
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Ah! her manner—it concealed the inner woman so as to leave doubt of her existence!
From The Island Pharisees by Galsworthy, John
"Ma'áni-há," lit. her meanings, i.e. her inner woman opposed to the formal-seen by every one.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
It puzzled me then, but I know now, that there was undoubtedly some sudden soul shock, some prophetic apprehension, which my inner woman trembled before, and which my physical woman could only interpret by tears.
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
The eyes, deep, dark, and mystical gave no clue to the inner woman; but the mouth, while it was tender in its curves, had a rigidity of purpose in its expression that fixed the attention.
From Joyce of the North Woods by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)
At least such reticence to self is often sincerely and plausibly asserted by the very inner woman.
From The Seeker by Wilson, Harry Leon
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