fair sex
Noun
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Noun
fair sex
- (idiomatic, dated, now, sometimes, offensive) Women collectively.
- 1922, D. H. Lawrence, "The Blind Man," in England, My England:
- And he had his friends among the fair sex—not lovers, friends.
- 1922, D. H. Lawrence, "The Blind Man," in England, My England:
- French: beau sexe, gent féminine, sexe faible
- German: schönes Geschlecht, schwaches Geschlecht
- Italian: gentil sesso, sesso debole
- Portuguese: sexo frágil
- Russian: прекра́сный пол
- Spanish: sexo débil, bello sexo
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