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wild women

wild women is the plural of wild woman.

Meaning of wild woman

Noun

wild woman (plural wild women)

  1. (German) A type of female sprite, strikingly beautiful, with long, flowing hair, that live under hills and mounds.
    • The Wilde Frauen or Wild-women of Germany bear a very strong resemblance to the Elle-maids of Scandinavia. Like them they are beautiful, have fine flowing hair, live within hills, and only appear singly or in the society of each other. They partake of the piety of character we find among the German...1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 33

Questions about wild women

What is wild women the plural of?
Wild women is the plural of wild woman.

Words near wild women in the dictionary

  1. wild wees
  2. wild west
  3. wild western
  4. wild wests
  5. wild woman
  6. wild women
  7. wild yam
  8. wild yams
  9. wild-animal
  10. wild-animals
  11. wild-ass

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