This page along with others highlighting relationships of ideas in WHIP WIFE  WOMB WOMAN WOOD  MATRIX MOTHER were prompted by the curiosity of Kostia Wertelecki to whom they are dedicated. 


~ WOMAN  ADULT HUMAN FEMALE            see> FEMUR
         BRIDE  CONSORT  MATE  SPOUSE  LADY  DAME
         MATRON  MISS  MISTRESS are related to
         ideas of see> WIFE
         note old eng WIF  WIFMON  WHIPPEN  WIPEN
                      WEIPAN  WIFEN  WIPE  WHIP
         VEIFA  = VIBRATING or        sug> VIBRIO
                  ABANDONED           sug> WAIF
         WAEFAN   ENVELOP or          sug> WRAP
         WOMBE    or WOMB
~ WOMB   med> UTERUS  MATRIX implies MATERNITY
         note old eng WOMBE  WAMBE  WAMB
  sp  MADRE  = MOTHER          see>  MATERNAL
      MATRIZ   MATRIX or UTERUS    see>  MATE
  ukr MATYCZA  MATRIX         see>  MATRIMONY
      MATY     MOTHER         see>  MATERIAL
  WOMB also denotes BELLY  STOMACH  POUCH or
                    ANY ENVELOPING ORGAN
  it may denote     SECRET
  lit+ perhaps FEMININE POWER generates ACRIMONY
       " GOD BELABORED TO CREATE ADAM
         WHAT IS TO BE EXPECTED
         JUST FROM HIS RIB ? "  anonymous source
  " TO FALL INTO HER ARMS
    WITHOUT FALLING INTO HER HANDS " in [21] by A BIERCE [#]
  The power of MATURE WOMEN as seen by a WOMANIZER is given in
  "The Lady with the Little Dog" by CHEKHOV [#] [68] pp 182
  " {THEY BEHAVE} ... INSINCERELY
    WITH IDLE CHATTER   AFFECTEDLY   HYSTERICALLY
  SUGGESTING ... NEITHER LOVE NOR PASSION
  BUT SOMETHING MORE SIGNIFICANT ...
  A RAPACITY
  WANTING MORE FROM LIFE THAN IT CAN GIVE
  AND THESE WOMEN WERE UNREFLECTING  DOMINEERING ...
  NOT IN THEIR FIRST YOUTH ...
  THEIR BEAUTY EXCITED HATRED ...
  THE LACE ON THEIR UNDERCLOTHES SEEMED ...
  LIKE SCALES ..."
  myth> WOMB may be the BOX of PANDORA
  see> WIFE  WHIP