honest woman Meaning of "honest woman"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time)

Usage(s):

  1. There's no way then for him to make an honest woman of you.
  2. A big factor in making an honest woman of the theatre was George Washington's great love for it.
  3. Abolish hell and you make an 'honest woman' of the church.
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