gentle sex

noun — 2 senses

gentle sex

noun

1

Dated, Idiomatic, Offensive, Sometimes Women generally.

A patriotic virago, armed with a brace of pistols, enacted prodigies; and a young man, who distinguished himself in a remarkable manner, has since proved to be of the gentle sex.1830, William Carpenter, Anecdotes of the French revolution, of 1830, page 49:

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gentle, sex.

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