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Definition of Gay woman
1. Noun. A female homosexual.
Specialized synonyms: Butch, Dike, Dyke
Generic synonyms: Gay, Homo, Homophile, Homosexual
Derivative terms: Lesbian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gay Woman
Literary usage of Gay woman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1916)
"... bless her heart; there's nobody else would do that much for poor old Jupp,
and it's a horrid lie to say she is gay; not but what I like a gay woman, ..."
2. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"A feast, festival; holiday. feu de joie, A bonfire. fille de chambre, A chambermaid.
fille d'honneur, A maid of honor. fille de joie, A gay woman: a ..."
3. The Works of Charles Paul de Kock, with a General Introduction by Jules Claretie by Paul de Kock (1903)
"No; she is a gay woman." " Oh, she's a gay woman — well, any way, she was very
richly dressed. She had a magnificent diamond collarette and brooch; ..."
4. The Conservative Reformation and Its Theology: As Represented in the by Charles Porterfield Krauth (1875)
"... but manna is not the promises; Christ is a lamb, but a lamb is not Christ; a
gay woman is a butterfly, but a butterfly is not a gay woman; ..."
5. White's People's Webster: A Dictionary of the English Language, Giving the by M. White, Noah Webster (1899)
"[F.] A gay woman; a split a hair in four; to make subtle Fille d'honneur. [F.]
A maid of honor. Flux de bouche. [F.] Inordinate flow prostitute. of talk; ..."
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