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Definition of Femme fatale
1. Noun. A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive.
Definition of Femme fatale
1. Noun. An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Femme Fatale
Literary usage of Femme fatale
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Venice & North-East Italy edited by Chris Gill, Fiona Duncan, Leonie Glass (2000)
"This, surely, was our femme fatale, the bit of glamour they absolutely promised us
... There was our femme fatale, resplendent in evening gown, her husband, ..."
2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"In which instead of one femme fatale as in his Koenigsmark and Г Atlantide (1919),
there are two. Benoit remains king of France in point of popularity. ..."
3. Romance & Tragedy by Prosser Hall Frye (1922)
"But she is plainly a dangerous woman, a femme fatale; and it is better that she
should be put away. And in this decision we acquiesce without difficulty. ..."
4. Interpreters and Interpretations by Carl Van Vechten (1917)
"To impressionable spectators she seemed a real femme fatale. Her Cleopatre
suggested to me a Parisian cocotte much more than an Egyptian queen. ..."
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