Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	child_n	mother_n	nurse_n	1,698	5	11.4284	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16659	The English gentlevvoman, drawne out to the full body expressing, what habilliments doe best attire her, what ornaments doe best adorne her, what complements doe best accomplish her. By Richard Brathvvait Esq.	Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1631 (1631)	STC 3565; ESTC S122488	147,901	276

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