frileuse

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The tender mythological group "Andromeda" by Robert le Lorrain (1666-1743), as well as Jean-Antoine Houdon's allegory "Winter, or La frileuse," whose wind-swept drapery envelopes the figure's head while leaving her bottom bare, echo the delicious eroticism in the contemporaneous paintings of François Boucher and the terra-cotta works of that master of rococo sexuality, Michel Clodion.

France's Artistic Mettle in Metal 2009
Il fait tellement doux que je ne sens même pas une once de froid — et je suis frileuse.

2007 February — Climb to the Stars 2007
Il fait tellement doux que je ne sens même pas une once de froid — et je suis frileuse.

Printemps — Climb to the Stars 2007
"Comment," said Jeanne, affecting indignation, "si tu n'étais pas si frileuse tu donnerais ton édredon?"

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917 Various
Never shall I forget ... she is frileuse, and shivers into them!

The Tragic Comedians — Complete George Meredith 1868
Never shall I forget ... she is frileuse, and shivers into them!

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
Never shall I forget ... she is frileuse, and shivers into them!

The Tragic Comedians — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868