http://www.wordnik.com/lists/femmesque#comments Comments for the list 'Femmesque' http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/lists/femmesque#comments From one of Gorey's alphabets:<br /><br />The <a href="/words/Wanton">Wanton</a>, though she knows its dangers<br />Must needs smear kohl about her eyes<br />And wake the interest of strangers<br />With long-drawn, hoarse, erotic sighs Sat, 02 May 2009 01:40:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/lists/femmesque#comments http://www.wordnik.com/lists/femmesque#comments Hiragana was once called 'onna-de' (lit. woman's hand), being at a crucial period of classical Japanese literature the women's writing system (men wrote using Chinese characters). <br /><br />Genji Monogatari, one of the most famous Japanese classics, was written in onna-de. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:46:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/lists/femmesque#comments http://www.wordnik.com/lists/femmesque#comments A Loquacious Bunch Today, Aren't We? Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:34:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/lists/femmesque#comments