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Definition of Temptress
1. Noun. A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive.
Definition of Temptress
1. n. A woman who entices.
Definition of Temptress
1. Noun. An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men. ¹
2. Noun. A woman considered sexually attractive by men. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Temptress
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Medical Definition of Temptress
1. A woman who entices. "She was my temptress, the foul provoker." (Sir W. Scott) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Temptress
Literary usage of Temptress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Collected Poems of Philip Bourke Marston: Comprising "Song-tide," "All by Philip Bourke Marston, Louise Chandler Moulton (1892)
"... temptress at my side, From whose embrace comes madness at the end, I said, "
I will not yield, but will defend My weary soul till body and soul divide. ..."
2. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1869)
"Yes, and so they may be passing into that very condition in which Samson was when
he fell under the power of that temptress who carried out so successfully ..."
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