termagant - noun - a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; a shrew
Can't think of anyone who would actually qualify, but a certain movie adapted from a play by Wm. Shakespeare does come to mind.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
A 17th Century Exquisite
This just in from the art world: today's painting was long thought to show King Charles II's mistress Nell Gwynne. New evidence suggests that the woman portrayed was an earlier mistress, Barbara Villiers, justly considered one of the great beauties of the day.
dirndl
dirndl – n - A woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
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