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temptress

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tempt·ress  (tmptrs)
n.
An alluring, bewitching woman. See Usage Note at -ess.
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Noun1.temptresstemptress - a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
enchantress, femme fatale, siren, Delilah
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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--Who would not hate thee, thou great bindress, inwindress, temptress, seekress, findress
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
---That secret I deemed locked in my own breast, and in that of one besides---the temptress, the partaker of my guilt.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
I will NOT go was my answer to the sweet temptress.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
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