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Meanings of matronly woman in English

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Usage of matronly woman in English
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I have said goodbye to the middle-aged, matronly woman I'd prematurely become.
The Irish Times
2
Then they went to the house, where a matronly woman met them.
The Chums of Scranton High out for the Pennant / or, In the Thre...
3
A matronly woman, belonging to the same race, followed close in his rear.
Elsie's Girlhood / A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Hol...
4
A matronly woman welcomes you, and presides with grace and dignity.
Among the Sioux: A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas
5
A pleasant-looking, matronly woman, plainly but neatly attired, came forward to greet him.
Driven from Home; Or, Carl Crawford's Experience
6
She was a matronly woman of middle age, bearing the remains of extreme beauty.
A Forgotten Hero / Not for Him
7
It was Bibi, a quiet matronly woman who cared for tiny Shazia before she died.
Feminist dot com
8
Excuse me!' calls Sugar, hurrying to accost a matronly woman lugging a basket of over-ripe strawberries.
The crimson petal and the white
9
Next behind him was a matronly woman, in weeds, and with a countenance of deep dejection.
The First White Man of the West / Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'...
10
Sister Humber was a matronly woman, comely in person, greatly beloved, and a queen of song.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
11
I saw a matronly woman who was all alone beat Alamaya to death with a rock.
Changes
12
She was a sweet, fresh-complexioned, matronly woman.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
13
At her request, Alistair's housekeeper, a matronly woman named Mrs. Mellown, put on coffee, eggs, and toast.
In the shadow of gotham
14
The human part of the older centaur was a matronly woman, while the other was a young, bearded man.
Winter door
15
This matronly woman was Mrs. Robert Bradford, Sarah Bradford to the bridge club, Cookie to her husband and close friends.
The stand
16
He looked at Ulrika Ek, a somewhat matronly woman in her late forties, extremely good at her job, according to Rhys.
Seveneves
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