black widow
a venomous spider, Latrodectus mactans, widely distributed in the U.S., the female of which is jet-black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of its abdomen.
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The film gave pretty equal heft to Captain America and black widow.
Jeremy Renner Opens Up About Marriage, His Problems with the Media, and the Future of Hawk-Eye | Marlow Stern | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWell, “black widow” was co-written by Katy Perry, which should say more about the song than even listening to it does.
Butts, ‘Bang Bang’ & Beyoncé: The Craziest MTV Video Music Awards Moments | Kevin Fallon | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn any case, Azalea instead performed her new single, “black widow.”
Butts, ‘Bang Bang’ & Beyoncé: The Craziest MTV Video Music Awards Moments | Kevin Fallon | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNext, the security services are talking up a black widow cell of up to 30 women trained in Chechnya.
In the meantime, the black widow stories have already had their effect—the only one they ever have.
I should like you to have about four black widow's caps, just such as I had made in the fall in New York, sent to me.
Behind the Scenes | Elizabeth KeckleyAt last there came out into the quarter-gallery a very pretty lady, in deep black widow's weeds, and in her arms a baby.
The Water-Babies | Charles KingsleyA round old lady tied up in a sanctified black widow's bonnet stood on the step.
A Circuit Rider's Wife | Corra Harris
British Dictionary definitions for black widow
an American spider, Latrodectus mactans, the female of which is black with red markings, highly venomous, and commonly eats its mate
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