subaltern
(en)
(adj) of lower status; (noun) an officer in the British army below the rank of captain, especially a second lieutenant
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The clipboarded woman was a mere subaltern
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The clipboarded woman was a mere subaltern
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parturition
(en)
(noun) the action or process of giving birth to offspring
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Madame Psychosis as the Death-Mother figure inclined over it, parturient and nude
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Madame Psychosis as the Death-Mother figure inclined over it, parturient and nude
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figurant
(en)
an originally French word that means extra (as in a theatrical production); related words "unfiguranted" and "figurantless" mean "without anonymous extras" (where everyone is a protagonist of sorts)
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A term from ballet, originally, figurant, the wraith explains.
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A term from ballet, originally, figurant, the wraith explains.
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liebestod
(de)
(literary term) erotic death or "love death" meaning the two lovers' consummation of their love in death or after death
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all out of a Liebestod-type consuming love for Gately
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all out of a Liebestod-type consuming love for Gately
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distaff
(en)
(noun) a staff for holding the flax, tow, or wool in spinning OR relating to women
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the only rel chink in the operative's distaff persona
on Steeply's feminine disguise
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the only rel chink in the operative's distaff persona
on Steeply's feminine disguise
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