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Definition of Oarswomen
1. oarswoman [n] - See also: oarswoman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oarswomen
Literary usage of Oarswomen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quo Vadis: A Tale of the Time of Nero by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1897)
"... oarswomen with forms and faces of marvellous beauty, their hair dressed in
Oriental modes, or caught in golden nets. ..."
2. The History of American Sculpture by Lorado Taft (1903)
"The groups of oarswomen made superb masses on either side. The eye was led to
them unconsciously by the long, firm lines of the decorative oars. ..."
3. Godey's Magazine by Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1896)
"Miss Lucille Eaton Hill is the college coach at Wellesley, which is famous for
its good oarswomen. Miss Hill is an enthusiastic advocate of outdoor sports ..."
4. In the South Seas: Being an Account of Experiences and Observations in the by Robert Louis Stevenson (1896)
"These were his oarswomen; one that caught a crab, he slew incontinently with the
tiller; thus disciplined, they pulled him by night to the scene of his ..."
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