Spinster

"Spinster" is horrible, with connotations of spinning wheels failure.

An interview with Helen Fielding by Ashton Applewhite 2010

I wrote a song called Spinster once because I want to embrace the word.

Joan Jett Rumbles Back with 'Sinner' 2006

That one was called the Spinster train, and I knew that we must take it because of the name.

Books, books, books jinty 2003

In 1719 he published a pamphlet called the Spinster, and a Letter to the Earl of Oxford, concerning the Bill of Peerage, which bill he opposed in the House of Commons.

The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland Cibber, Theophilus, 1703-1758 1753

Spinster aunt's adopted hometown lives up to reptilian moniker Spinster aunts, at midnight after a half a bot of rosé, are often inclined ...

I Blame The Patriarchy Jill 2010

"Spinster" is equally uncomfortable, suggesting, as it does, corkscrew curls and immoderate attenuation of frame; while

The Love Affairs of an Old Maid Lilian Bell

Singing 'Spinster' Strikes Chord In Talent Contest

unknown title 2009

Wanting to help increase his self-confidence, Gidget asks the big giant dork to the upcoming Spinster Hop.

Gidget Minisode – Ego A Go-Go - The Retroist 2010

Asked about the reaction people get when seeing this unusual make-over, Rachel Mahlke of Giddy Spinster - the mind behind the design replied: People are strangely attracted to them.

Park Planters Really Cool Flower Pot 2010

Spinster copy editor Ruby Zaga brushes up against strangers in public just for human touch and is still, months later, stalking the man who, in a weak moment, kissed her.

Book review: 'The Imperfectionists,' by Tom Rachman 2010