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In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse.
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The matronly woman cared for the sick orphan.
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Exuding the authority, wisdom, power, and intelligence of an experienced woman.
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...the matronly upper arms girls know about life and love and losing... Janeane Garofalo
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Having the appearance of a mature woman, often of larger physical stature and somewhat unkempt or dowdy.
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Gone is her matronly gray frizzy hair and those bushy brows, frumpy frock and old lady pearls. https//web.archive.org/web/20090427074230/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/04/susan-boyle-gets-a-makeover-is-she-going-hollywood-already.html