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womenfolk [ˈwɪmɪnfəʊk, Am -foʊk] N pl

Usage examples with womenfolk

the womenfolk
же́нщины f мн

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Common law prohibited the harming of womenfolk who were the main providers of food in wartime.
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The womenfolk wear laced clothing with decorated collars, consisting of plum-shaped silver ornaments.
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Being a handsome child he was liked by all, particularly by the womenfolk of the family.
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The womenfolk in the fort were said to have saved the day.
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On seeing their womenfolk enchanted, the rishis got enraged and invoked scores of serpents ("ngas") by performing magical rituals.
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The lack of regular artistic activity explains the very crude style of their paintings, which were the preserve of the womenfolk until the late 1970s.
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The song and dance is mainly performed by the womenfolk during marriages and other auspicious occasions.
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Many men fled their homes for the mountains, leaving the womenfolk and children behind.
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Other royal decrees made adultery and the use of abusive language by womenfolk punishable by execution.
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This is supplemented by petty trading by the womenfolk.
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