n. a woman whose husband died while she was married to him and wh...

You are the widow/widower of the worker if, at the time he or she died: you and the worker were validly married; or you would have the status of a husband or a wife for that person’s personal [..]

early 14c.; see widow (n.). Related: Widowed; widowing.

Old English widewe, wuduwe, from Proto-Germanic *widuwo (source also of Old Saxon widowa, Old Frisian widwe, Middle Dutch, Dutch weduwe, Dutch weeuw, Old High German wituwa, German Witwe, Gothic widuw [..]

woman whose husband has died.

In printing, a widow is a single short line ending a paragraph but separated from the earlier lines in that paragraph by a page break, thus appearing by itself at the top of the next page or column. W [..]

A woman whose husband died while she was married to him and who has not remarried.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried cause to be without a spouse; "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia" (widowed) single becaus [..]

a woman whose husband is dead

 to settle a jointure upon; to become a widow.

In a page layout, short last lines of paragraphs -- usually unacceptable when separated from the rest of the paragraph by a column break, and always unacceptable when separated by a page break.

Under the Mosaic dispensation no legal provision was made for the maintenance of widows. They were left dependent partly on the affection of relations, more especially of the eldest son, whose birthri [..]

A single word or two left at the end of a paragraph, or a part of a sentence ending a paragraph, which loops over to the next page and stands alone. Also, the last sentence of a paragraph which contains only one or two short words.

(1) In word processing, the last line of a paragraph that appears as the first line of a page. Widows are considered bad form in page layout, so many word processors allow you to avoid them. When the [..]

A woman whose husband has died.

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A dangling word or phrase or line shorter than one-third the specified line length, at the end of a paragraph, especially when it falls at the head of a column or page of text matter, considered awkwa [..]

To dream that you are a widow, foretells that you will have many troubles through malicious persons. For a man to dream that he marries a widow, denotes he will see some cherished undertaking crumble down in disappointment.   

In typography, the last line of a paragraph when it is less than one-third the width of the line, especially when it is the carry-over of a hyphenated word. Widow can also refer to one word or word part standing alone in a line of a heading or a caption.

a single word left on the last line of a paragraph which falls at the top of a page.

Last line of paragraph appearing on the first line of a column of text.

 The final, short line of a paragraph which has become separated from the paragraph in the previous column and therefore appears at the top of the next column. See also orphan above.

The short last line of a paragraph at the top of a page or column of type. Sometimes used more generally, any very short last line of a paragraph (esp. a single word). To be avoided in high-quality ty [..]

The last line of a paragraph that appears alone at the top of the next column.

(see examples above!) A word left on its own at the end of a paragraph, looks ugly and should be dealt with by cutting the line above to take it back or filling the empty line it’s in

Last line of paragraph appearing on the first line of a column of text.

line of type consisting of a single word or syllable

(n) a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried(v) cause to be without a spouse

(See GRASS WIDOW.)

The relict of Aminadab Wilmer or Willmot, an Independent, slain at Edgehill. She had £200 left her. Sir Hudibras fell in love with her.

maker - a term for the bowsprit (many sailors lost their lives falling off the bowsprit while tending sails).

v. enviudar, quedar viudo(a); n. viuda

maker: - a term for the bowsprit (many sailors lost their lives falling off the bowsprit while tending sails).

n. a woman whose husband died while she was married to him and who has not since remarried. A divorced woman whose ex-husband dies is not a widow, except for the purpose of certain Social Security ben [..]

A single word or two left at the end of a paragraph, or a part of a sentence ending a paragraph, which loops over to the next page and stands alone. Also, the last sentence of a paragraph which contai [..]

A single word or two left at the end of a paragraph, or a part of a sentence ending a paragraph, which loops over to the next page and stands alone. Also, the last sentence of a paragraph which contai [..]

A single word or two left at the end of a paragraph, or a part of a sentence ending a paragraph, which loops over to the next page and stands alone. Also, the last sentence of a paragraph which contai [..]

A single word or two left at the end of a paragraph, or a part of a sentence ending a paragraph, which loops over to the next page and stands alone. Also, the last sentence of a paragraph which contai [..]

A single word or two left at the end of a paragraph, or a part of a sentence ending a paragraph, which loops over to the next page and stands alone. Also, the last sentence of a paragraph which contai [..]

A widow is a woman whose spouse has died and a widower is a man whose spouse has died. The treatment of widows and widowers around the world varies.

A widow is a woman whose husband has died; a widower is a man whose wife has died. Widow, The Widow, Widow's, or Widower may also refer to: