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Answer for the clue "Girl is to live very short time ", 8 letters:
beatrice

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fem. proper name, from French Béatrice , from Latin beatrix , fem. of beatricem "who makes happy," from beatus "happy, blessed," past participle of beare "make happy, bless" (see beatitude ).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Béatrice is a French feminine given name. It may refer to : Béatrice Bonifassi (born c. 1971), a French-born vocalist Béatrice Dalle (born 1964), a French actress Béatrice de Camondo (1894–1944), a French socialite and a Holocaust victim Béatrice de Planisoles ...

Usage examples of beatrice.

Latimer strolled along beside Beatrice, Nobby tucked under one arm, talking of this and that in his deep voice.

Quite nice, but a bit placid, Beatrice decided silently, peeping sideways at his profile.

She sighed silently and glanced at Beatrice, busy clearing the breakfast-table.

Great-Aunt Sybil who lived in Wilton and to whom Beatrice was acting as a companion until some luckless woman would be fool enough to answer her advertisement.

Shadwell, the sour-faced housekeeper, answered it and stood aside so that she might go in, and with a final wave to her father Beatrice went into the dim and gloomy hall.

Wednesday came to break the monotony of the days, and since it was a lovely summer morning Beatrice got into a rather nice silky two-piece in a pale pearly pink, brushed her hair into a shining chignon, thrust her feet into high-heeled sandals and got into the elderly Daimler beside her aunt.

She sailed in the wake of the nurse and was ushered through the door, and Beatrice, walking reluctantly behind her, came to a sudden halt.

Latimer sat quietly watching her, lyiough now and again he took a quick look at Beatrice, still examining her feet and wishing the ground would open beneath her.

Browning swept out, pausing by Beatrice to beg her in ringing tones to come to her aid of she were to fall faint.

He accompanied her to the door, and Beatrice was relieved to see that for once her aunt had met her match: Dr.

The nurse had gone ahead to open the waiting- room door, and for a moment Beatrice and Dr.

Knotty had bounded on ahead, and Beatrice, almost at the top, looked up to see why he was barking.

Only when the whole of its shining splendour was visible did Beatrice speak.

He bent down and plucked Beatrice on to her feet to make way for the ambulance men with their stretcher.

He put an arm round her shoulders as he smiled at Beatrice and walked to the dark grey Rolls-Royce parked to one side of the drive.