“widow's”

The following 9 entries include the term widow's.

widow's cruse

noun

: an inexhaustible supply

widow's peak

noun

: a point formed by the hairline in front

widow's walk

noun

: a railed observation platform atop a usually coastal house

widow's chamber

noun

: the bedchamber apparel and furniture passing to the widow of a freeman of London by a custom formerly recognized in English law

widow's-cross

noun

: an evergreen fleshy-leaved herb (Sedum pulchellum) of the eastern U.S. often cultivated for its rosy purple showy flowers

widow's frill

noun

widow's mite

noun

: a small contribution that is willingly given and is all one can afford

widow's quarantine

noun

widow's-tears

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

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