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  • proper noun A female given name, shortened from Gwendolen or Guinevere.

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Examples

  • [Illustration: GWEN MEETS DICK] "I knew Dr. Harrison," said Gwen.

    The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story Angela Brazil 1907

  • Her daughter is wearing red satiny pajama pants, Hello Kitty clogs, and a leopard-print jumper with triangle cat ears on the head; on each of her sleeves is the word Gwen in Low Rider calligraphy script.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • Her daughter is wearing red satiny pajama pants, Hello Kitty clogs, and a leopard-print jumper with triangle cat ears on the head; on each of her sleeves is the word Gwen in Low Rider calligraphy script.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • Her daughter is wearing red satiny pajama pants, Hello Kitty clogs, and a leopard-print jumper with triangle cat ears on the head; on each of her sleeves is the word Gwen in Low Rider calligraphy script.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • Her daughter is wearing red satiny pajama pants, Hello Kitty clogs, and a leopard-print jumper with triangle cat ears on the head; on each of her sleeves is the word Gwen in Low Rider calligraphy script.

    The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse 2010

  • Make her a minor noble sent as lady-in-waiting (not servant) to Princess Morgana and have her discover this boy working in the castle apothecary … (you could even keep the reveal that Gwen is short for Guinevere as a surprise).

    The Very Fluffy Diary of Millennium Dome, Elephant Millennium Dome 2008

  • And again, Gwen is turning out to be the recruitment officer.

    TORCHWOOD: CoE...Episode 2...things go to pieces rabid1st 2009

  • Gwen is our way into the Torchwood organization from Series 1 and allowed us to experience this hidden world through her eyes.

    2009 July « Monster Scifi Show Blog 2009

  • Gwen is the heart of Torchwood and as such she will always care about the people closest to her.

    2009 July « Monster Scifi Show Blog 2009

  • I wonder if a feminist reading of this would conclude it enforces patriarchal attitudes, given that Gwen is marginalized.

    Knights of the Lunch Table: The Dragon Players » Comics Worth Reading 2009

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