Translations for waif in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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безстопанствена [o. непотърсена], вещ

waif

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During this time, the fashion industry was promoting models with waif bodies and androgynous women, which left a void. en.wikipedia.org

Old pro who's paid her dues and wide-eyed waif who's still seeking the jackpot. en.wikipedia.org

A grant of waif and stray permitted the landowner to take ownership of such goods or animals if they remained unclaimed after a set period of time. en.wikipedia.org

They added that she is a strange mix of knowing farm waif and innocent child, partly muddled by old-fashioned religious morality. en.wikipedia.org

They have large ears like most waifs, long fingers with webbed skin and feet with the same. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike many waifs, these creatures are actively carnivorous, and lead beings astray. en.wikipedia.org

He has been described as compassionate, moral, sensitive and full of integrity; taking in waifs and strays and helping his neighbours whenever possible. en.wikipedia.org

Designers have continued to embrace her androgynous, waif look. en.wikipedia.org

More than other factors, hunger prompted waifs to steal. en.wikipedia.org

Literary waifs are frequently depicted with a frail appearance, although such physical aspects are not inherent in the term. en.wikipedia.org

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