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affirmative action	a policy or program, supported by U. S. government regulations, to give equal opportunity in employment, college admissions, and the like to those considered previously disadvantaged, such as women and certain racial minority groups.
Albertina Sisulu	South African anti-apartheid activist, who is a founding member of the Federation of South African Women and a member of the African National Congress (b.1919).
antecedent	in grammar, the word or word group to which a pronoun refers, as in "The women demanded their rights," in which "women" is the antecedent of "their." [1/4 definitions]
ao dai	(Vietnamese) the costume traditionally worn by women in Vietnam, having loose-fitting trousers and a long tunic.
ayah	in India, a native nursemaid or maidservant, esp. for children or women.
balance beam	a long wooden horizontal beam raised about four feet above the floor, on which women gymnasts perform various balancing routines. [1/2 definitions]
Beguine	a member of a lay Roman Catholic sisterhood of the Netherlands, first established in the twelfth century, that allowed women to keep their private property and revoke their vows whenever they wished.
belly dance	an eastern Mediterranean dance performed by women, in which the dancer makes sinuous rhythmic movements of the abdomen.
bikini	a very brief, two-piece bathing suit for women, or underpants cut like the bottom half of this bathing suit.
bloomer¹	an outfit formerly worn by girls and women consisting of billowy trousers, gathered at the ankle and worn under a skirt and often with a jacket and wide-brimmed hat. [2/3 definitions]
blouse	a garment worn on the upper body, usu. by women and children, and having a bodice and optional collar and sleeves. [1/4 definitions]
bob²	a style of short haircut, usu. for women and children. [1/5 definitions]
bodice	a laced, sleeveless garment traditionally worn by some peasant women over a blouse. [1/2 definitions]
body stocking	a snug, one-piece garment or undergarment, worn usu. by women, that covers the torso and sometimes the legs.
bounder	an obtrusive, ill-bred, or vulgar person, esp. a man who behaves badly toward women. [1/2 definitions]
bulimarexia	an eating disorder, esp. found in young women, that is marked by the eating of large amounts of food followed by purging, usu. by self-induced vomiting or by taking laxatives, to avoid weight gain. (Cf. anorexia.)
burka	a long, loose garment that covers the face and body, worn in public by many Muslim women with a space left open for the eyes and typically covered by a mesh screen. [1/2 definitions]
cancan	a vigorous stage dance including high kicking, performed by women in long skirts and petticoats.
capri pants	tight-fitting ankle-length trousers worn by women.
capuchin	a hooded cloak, formerly worn by women. [1/3 definitions]
catfight	a bitter quarrel or intense argument between people, esp women. [1/2 definitions]

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