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Definition of make an honest woman of in English English dictionary
- marry a woman who previously was living "in sin
- make an honest woman
- To marry (a woman), especially if she is having a sexual relationship
the mother, Mr Jones, Mr Nightingale, and his love, stept into a hackney-coach, which conveyed them to Doctors' Commons; where Miss Nancy was, in vulgar language, soon made an honest woman, and the poor mother became one of the happiest of all human beings.
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make an hon·est wo·man ofTurkish pronunciation
meyk ın änıst wûmın ıvPronunciation
/ˈmāk ən ˈänəst ˈwo͝omən əv/ /ˈmeɪk ən ˈɑːnəst ˈwʊmən əv/
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