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Straw widow

German
German

Phraseologism: Straw widow.

Meaning: A wife temporarily left without a husband or not living with him (joking).

Origin: Phraseologism is formed by tracing the German compound word "Strohwitwe", associated with a medieval custom: a girl who gave birth to an illegitimate child was publicly exposed to shame with a straw wreath on her head as a punishment. She was called "Strohbraut" - straw bride. A bunch of straw served among the Germans, Russians and some other peoples as a symbol of a concluded agreement - marriage, purchases, deals, etc.

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Formula of consolation (jokingly-ironic).

Origin:

From the poetic fairy tale "The Little Humpbacked Horse" (1834) by the writer Pyotr Pavlovich Ershov (1815-1869).

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