Matronly

Transition from maidenhood to what is called the matronly had been too rapid; it was emphasised by her costume, which cried aloud in its excess of modish splendour. ❋ George Gissing (1880)

The soft-eyed dame could scarcely be called a matronly personage. ❋ Unknown (1859)

Jesus was trying to sneak burlap into his garment instead of showcasing it as the main fabric, sewing yard after yard of ribbon over the burlap, creating a lame-o green and brown dress that was later called matronly, and rightfully so. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"It's so matronly," Tim grimaces, and guys, if we do start a drinking game, "matronly" will give us alcohol poisoning. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Peach escapes narrowly to design another day although her pink polka dot snore of a dress (even she admitted earlier it looked like "Barbie's sofa") is called "matronly" by the judges and like "an Amish cocktail dress" by MK (his lines are doubling me over so far this season). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The dress itself I'll try to create a URL later could be kind of matronly looking if done wrong, BUT would be nice in white linen with matching red belt and shoes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I think this captures 'matronly' much better than either of the women depicted in this post. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

His imagination worked on a kind of matronly Valkyrie, and the noise of pursuit and vengeance was in the air. ❋ Herbert George (2006)

Shakspere at that time was in the 'matronly' age of forty-five. ❋ Jacob Feis (N/A)

“Yes Mr. President, of course,” came a matronly voice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The matronly woman in the photograph is my mother-in-law, Irene. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It was just another covered-up look for Hendricks, who often likes to take her show-stopping, jaw-dropping curves and cloak them in dark, matronly fashions why, we're not exactly sure. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the video, Palin sports a matronly fur coat and hat and "iced" eyelashes and brows. ❋ Liz Kelly (2010)

Last summer on the beach at Lake Tahoe, Ben could not help but notice the number of fortysomething women who had given up and gone the route of the matronly one-piece plus skirt that draped over their butt, which seemed a bit like trying to hide a Christmas ham with a cocktail napkin. ❋ Scott Gummer (2011)