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Definition: FEMME

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A woman.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Femme" is a common misspelling or typo for: femmes, feme.

Date "Femme" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1495. (references)

Etymology:Femme \Femme\, noun. [French expression]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FEMME

Domain Definition
Law FEMME. 1. Woman. 2. This word is frequently used in law. Baron and feme, husband and wife; feme covert, a. married woman; feme sole, a single woman. 3. A feme covert, is a married woman. A feme covert may sue and be sued at law, and will be treated as a feme sole, when the husband is civiliter mortuus. Bac. Ab. Baron and Feme, M; see article, Parties to Actions, part 1, section l, �7, n. 3; or where, as it has been decided in England, he is an alien and has left the country, or has never been in it. 2 esp. R. 554; 1 B. & P. 357. And courts of equity will treat a married woman as a, feme sole, so as to enable her to sue or be sued, whenever her husband has abjured the realm, been transported for felony, or is civilly dead. And when she has a separate property, she may sue her husband in respect of such property, with the assist ance of a next friend of her own selection. Story, Eq. Pl. �61; Story, Eq. Jur. �1368; and see article, Parties to a suit in equity, 1, n. 2; Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t. 4. Coverture subjects a woman to some duties and disabilities, and gives her some rights and immunities, to which she would not be entitled as a feme sole. These are considered under the articles, Marriage, (q.v.) and Wife. (q.v.) 5. A feme sole trader, is a married woman who trades and deals on her own account, independently of her husband. By the custom of London, a feme covert, being a sole trader, may sue and be sued in the city courts, as a feme sole, with reference to her transactions in London. Bac. Ab. Baron and Feme, M. 6. In Pennsylvania, where any mariners or others go abroad, leaving their wives at shop-keeping, or to work for their livelihood at any other trade, all such wives are declared to be feme sole traders, with ability to sue and be sued, without naming the husbands. Act of February 22, 1718. See Poth. De la Puissance du Mari, n. 20. 7. By a more recent act, April 11, 1848, of the same state, it is provided, that in all cases where debts may be contracted for necessaries for the support and maintenance of the family of any married woman, it shall be lawful for the creditor, in such case, to institute suit against the husband and wife for the price of such necessaries, and after obtaining a judgment, have an execution against the husband alone and if no property of the said husband be found, the officer executing the said writ shall so return, and thereupon an alias execution may be issued, which may be levied upon and satisfied out of the separate property of the wife, secured to her under the provisions of the first section of this act. Provided, That judgment shall not be rendered against the wife, in such joint action, unless it shall have be proved that the debt sued for in such action, was contracted by the wife, or incurred for articles necessary for the support of the family of the said husband and wife. (references)

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Common Expressions: FEMME

Expressions Definition
Butch and femme Butch and femme are terms often used in the lesbian and gay subcultures to describe a person's approximate adherence to traditional masculine and feminine gender roles respectively, within a same-sex relationship, or to describe an individual generally. (references)
Chercher la femme The French phrase 'chercher la femme' is an idiomatic expression which, literally translated, means "seek out the woman". It is often used post facto in a cynical way to explain presumably otherwise inexplicable behaviour of a lovelorn man. (references)
Cherchez la femme It is a cliché of detective pulp fiction; when someone's wife has been murdered, when a man has a problem or is involved in a quarrel, one should search for a woman as the root cause of the trouble. (references)
Dodge La Femme Sales material for the 1956 Dodge La FemmeThe Dodge LaFemme was a product of the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge Division between 1955 and 1956. The La Femme's “reason for being” stemmed from Chrysler's marketing department's observation that more and more women were taking interest in automobiles during the 1950s, and that women’s opinions on which color car to buy was becoming part of the decision making process for couples buying an automobile. The La Femme was an attempt to gain a foothold in the women's automobile market. (references)
Femme de chambre [F.] A lady's maid; a chambermaid. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Femme fatale A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Femme fatale A femme fatale is a stock character, a villainous woman who uses the malign power of sexuality in order to ensnare the hapless hero. The phrase is French for "deadly woman". She is typically portrayed as sexually insatiable. (references)
La Femme La Femme is a women-only beach in Marina, Egypt which caters to Muslims who want to swim in comfort away from prying and prurient view of "men and cameras". (references)
Stone Femme Stone Femme has been used to describe several different kinds of femme (feminine) identities, usually within a broader Dyke identity or culture. People who identify as Stone Femme have patterned the name for their identity after the more widely known term Stone Butch. A Stone Butch is a woman or Genderqueer person who is strongly masculine in character and dress, who tops her partners sexually (and sometimes emotionally), and who does not wish to be touched genitally. Stone Femme is used to describe a femme who bottoms sexually or who wishes not to touch the genitals of her Stone Butch partner. (references)
Une femme coquette Une femme coquette (1956) was the first of four short fiction films made by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, preceding his work in feature-length, narrative film. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: FEMME

Expressions Domain Definition
Femme de Chambre Literature (French.) A chambermaid. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Topics by Level of Interest: FEMME

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Femme fatale 58     Butch and femme 39
Butch and femme 39     Cherchez la femme 7
La Femme Nikita (TV series) 37     Dodge La Femme 15
Une Femme avec une femme 16     En femme 7
Music of La Femme Nikita 16     Femme aux Bras Croisés 12
Dodge La Femme 15     Femme dans ses rêves aussi 3
La Femme Piège 15     Femme est la nuit (album) 5
Une femme coquette 13     Femme fatale 58
Une femme mariée 13     Femme Fatale (2002 film) 10
La Femme Desperado 12     Femme Fatale (80s band) 6
Ma femme s'appelle Maurice 12     Femme Fatale (album) 4
Femme Fatale (song) 12     Femme fatale (alternative meanings) 3
Femme aux Bras Croisés 12     Femme Fatale (band) 6
Femme Fatale (2002 film) 10     Femme Fatale (song) 12
La Femme de l'aviateur 9     Femme Fatales (comics) 5
Kamen Rider Femme 8     Femme Fatales (magazine) 8
Femme Fatales (magazine) 8     Femme Films 3
En femme 7     Femme Lisant 3
Cherchez la femme 7     Kamen Rider Femme 8
Femme Fatale (80s band) 6     La Dernière femme 3
La Femme Musketeer 6     La Femme 2
Femme Fatale (band) 6     La Femme de l'aviateur 9
La Femme Infidèle 6     La Femme Desperado 12
Femme Fatales (comics) 5     La Femme et le pantin 2
Femme est la nuit (album) 5     La Femme Infidèle 6
La femme publique 4     La Femme Musketeer 6
Femme Fatale (album) 4     La Femme Nikita: Music from the Television Series 4
La Femme Nikita: Music from the Television Series 4     La Femme Nikita (TV series) 37
Une Femme ou Deux 4     La Femme Piège 15
Stone femme 3     La femme publique 4
La Dernière femme 3     Ma femme s'appelle Maurice 12
Femme dans ses rêves aussi 3     Magda Femme 3
Femme fatale (alternative meanings) 3     Music of La Femme Nikita 16
Femme Films 3     Stone femme 3
Femme Lisant 3     Une Femme avec une femme 16
Magda Femme 3     Une femme coquette 13
La Femme 2     Une femme mariée 13
La Femme et le pantin 2     Une Femme ou Deux 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: FEMME

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya لجنة العمل من أجل حقوق الطفل والمرأة (Comité d'action pour les droits de l'enfant et de la femme). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha لجنة العمل من أجل حقوق الطفل والمرأة (Comité d'action pour les droits de l'enfant et de la femme). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic لجنة العمل من أجل حقوق الطفل والمرأة (Comité d'action pour les droits de l'enfant et de la femme). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian pokojská (chambermaid, fille de chambre, chambermaids, femme de chambre, bedder), komorná (fille de chambre, Abigail, ayah, damsel, demoiselle). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai ผู้หญิง (woman, girl, female, femme, fish), หญิงที่ใช้เสน่ห์ยั่วยวนผู้ชายให้หลงใหล (femme fatale). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina pokojská (chambermaid, fille de chambre, chambermaids, femme de chambre, bedder), komorná (fille de chambre, Abigail, ayah, damsel, demoiselle). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 女人 (woman, women, a bit of tail, bimbo, carline), 妻子 (wife, femme, femmes, missis, missus), 荡妇 (slut, vamp, femme fatale, giglet, giglot), 美女 (belle, peri, femme fatale, looker). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 妻子 (wife, femme, femmes, missis, missus), 女人 (woman, bimbo, carline, cummer, female person), 黃茶 (pour femme). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech pokojská (chambermaid, fille de chambre, chambermaids, femme de chambre, bedder), komorná (fille de chambre, Abigail, ayah, damsel, demoiselle). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari زن افسونگر (femme fatale), زن بدبخت كننده (femme fatale). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Frau (woman, wife, female, Mrs, femme), Butch und Femme (Butch and femme). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
German Frau (woman, wife, female, Mrs, femme), Butch und Femme (Butch and femme). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 여자 (Jane, she, woman, jill, bint), 아내 (femme, woman, bedfellow, missis, wife), 동성애의 여자역 (femme), 요부 (vamp, lamia, waist, vampire, Delilah), 시녀 (chambermaid, soubrette, handmaid, Abigail, lady's maid), 룸메이드 (femme de chambre). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 여자 (Jane, she, woman, jill, bint), 아내 (femme, woman, bedfellow, missis, wife), 동성애의 여자역 (femme), 요부 (vamp, lamia, waist, vampire, Delilah), 시녀 (chambermaid, soubrette, handmaid, Abigail, lady's maid), 룸메이드 (femme de chambre). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew אִשָּׁה (femme, spouse, wife, wives, woman), רַעְיָה (femme, wife, wives). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic لجنة العمل من أجل حقوق الطفل والمرأة (Comité d'action pour les droits de l'enfant et de la femme). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Frau (woman, wife, female, Mrs, femme), Butch und Femme (Butch and femme). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Frau (woman, wife, female, Mrs, femme), Butch und Femme (Butch and femme). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian moglie (wife, femme, lady, mate, rib), donna (woman, queen, dame, female, broad), donna nubile (femme sole, girl), femore (femur, femme fatale, thighbone, thigh-bone), donna fatale (vamp, femme fatale). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit אִשָּׁה (femme, spouse, wife, wives, woman), רַעְיָה (femme, wife, wives). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 女 (woman, daughter, girl, femme, bint), 女性 (woman, lady, female, feminine, womankind), 女役 (cocksucker, femme), 妻 (wife, wives, woman, feme, femme), 傾城傾国 (a femme fatale, woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country as its king is captivated by her beaa femme fatale), 傾国傾城 (femme fatale, woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country as its king is captivated by her beafemme fatale), けいせいけいこく (a femme fatale, woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country as its king is captivated by her beaa femme fatale), けいこくけいせい (femme fatale, woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country as its king is captivated by her beafemme fatale). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 여자 (Jane, she, woman, jill, bint), 아내 (femme, woman, bedfellow, missis, wife), 동성애의 여자역 (femme), 요부 (vamp, lamia, waist, vampire, Delilah), 시녀 (chambermaid, soubrette, handmaid, Abigail, lady's maid), 룸메이드 (femme de chambre). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi زن افسونگر (femme fatale), زن بدبخت كننده (femme fatale). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian زن افسونگر (femme fatale), زن بدبخت كننده (femme fatale). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) زن افسونگر (femme fatale), زن بدبخت كننده (femme fatale). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese vampe (femme fatale). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese ผู้หญิง (woman, girl, female, femme, fish), หญิงที่ใช้เสน่ห์ยั่วยวนผู้ชายให้หลงใหล (femme fatale). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak komorná (Abigail, cabinet, damsel, femme de chambre, fille de chambre). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian komorná (Abigail, cabinet, damsel, femme de chambre, fille de chambre). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish mujer fatal (vamp, femme fatale, siren). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai ผู้หญิง (woman, girl, female, femme, fish), หญิงที่ใช้เสน่ห์ยั่วยวนผู้ชายให้หลงใหล (femme fatale). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai ผู้หญิง (woman, girl, female, femme, fish), หญิงที่ใช้เสน่ห์ยั่วยวนผู้ชายให้หลงใหล (femme fatale). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang ผู้หญิง (woman, girl, female, femme, fish), หญิงที่ใช้เสน่ห์ยั่วยวนผู้ชายให้หลงใหล (femme fatale). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish evli kadın (feme covert, married woman, squaw, femme covert, matron), baştan çıkarıcı tehlikeli kadın (femme fatale), bir hanımın kadın oda hizmetçisi (femme de chambre). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, femme. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: FEMME

Language Translations for “femme” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag fathagemme (femme). Additional references: Athag, femme. (volunteer)
Double Dutch fagemme (femme). Additional references: Double Dutch, femme. (volunteer)
Leet |=3^^^^3 (femme). Additional references: Leet, femme. (volunteer)
Oppish fopemme (femme). Additional references: Oppish, femme. (volunteer)
Pig Latin emmefay (femme). Additional references: Pig Latin, femme. (volunteer)
Terran B Frau (femme, wifes, womans). Additional references: Terran B, femme. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi fubemme (femme). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, femme. (volunteer)
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