Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A girl brought up at a charity-school or on a charitable foundation.
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Examples
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The would-be charity-girl has a penchant for stealing medicine from the Indian pharmacist she works for, while he likes to watch the crack between her legs as she stands on a stool.
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Poor Mrs. Shindy and the children are, meanwhile, in dingy lodgings somewhere, waited upon by a charity-girl in pattens.
The Book of Snobs 2006
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I had only a cotton gown on and no shawl, and Kier (my maid) said I came to the door like a shivering charity-girl, with the rain streaming off the brim of my hat.
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Mr. Stevens rang so loudly at the door, as to quite startle his wife and the charity-girl, both of whom had fallen into a sound sleep, as they sat together awaiting his return.
The Garies and Their Friends Frank J. Webb
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Mrs. Stevens made a very hasty toilette, and descended to the kitchen, where the little charity-girl was bustling about with her eyes only half open.
The Garies and Their Friends Frank J. Webb
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Now, in all her life, Mrs. Stevens had never heard her husband utter a note, and being greatly frightened at the unusual noise upon the door-step, held a hurried consultation with the charity-girl upon the best mode of proceeding.
The Garies and Their Friends Frank J. Webb
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I had only a cotton gown on and no shawl, and Kier (my maid) said I came to the door like a shivering charity-girl, with the rain streaming off the brim of my hat.
The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton William Henry Burton Wilkins 1897
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The poorest charity-girl that stared at her from the gallery would not that day have envied the bride.
Agatha's Husband A Novel Dinah Maria Mulock Craik 1856
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Poor Mrs. Shindy and the children are, meanwhile, in dingy lodgings somewhere, waited upon by a charity-girl in pattens.
The Book of Snobs William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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Margo sighed unhappily, earning as long, curious look from Connie, then she shook herself free of the mood and said brightly, "Okay, about this charity-girl costume.
Time Scout Asprin, Robert 1995
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