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Show Origin of "Grass" Widow. "Sl.o U n grass widow," said the profcbor, noilillng in the direction of n woman with yellow hair. "A 'grn i.' wltlo ? O. prof- or, I didn't think ou would uso slan;,. Grass' widow lj not slang," said tho pro-fesror, pro-fesror, stoutly. "It At on tho contrary, con-trary, a very ancient and correct expression. ex-pression. It conies from tho French 'grace.' It was originally written 'graco' widow. Its meaning Is 'widow by courtesy.' There Is nothing slangy or disrespectful in the term 'graco widow.' A widow may call herself that with propriety." N. V. Press |