Literary notes about male (AI summary)
The term "male" in literature is remarkably versatile, functioning both as a descriptor of biological and social distinctions. In scientific and technical contexts, authors use "male" to identify specific anatomical or botanical characteristics—for instance, defining the structure of a flower ([1], [2]) or comparing physical attributes in animals ([3], [4]). In canonical and mythological texts, "male" serves to establish genealogical hierarchies and divine roles, as seen in biblical creation narratives ([5], [6], [7]) and in discussions of generative principles ([8]). Meanwhile, in social and political discourse, the word marks gender boundaries and relationships, both in critiquing social policies that impact men ([9], [10]) and in emphasizing traditional familial roles ([11]). Even in more modern narratives and technical writings, "male" appears as part of everyday descriptions or configurations, such as connectors in machinery ([12]) or simply to denote a gendered individual ([13]). This rich variety of usage underscores how "male" operates as a flexible linguistic tool that traverses the realms of science, religion, society, and literature.
- The male flower has a corolla of 5–7 petals, violet-colored, concave, half oval, with pubescent borders; at its base a flat scale.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - Male flowers consist of a perianth without corolla, the sepals arranged by threes in two or three whorls.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - He had lived over half a century and had, as yet, no male offspring around his knees.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao - one hunter also passed the river to hunt this morning in the evening he returned having killed a Buck and a male Antelope.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis - For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom, 11:16.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - So God created man in His own image; in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them ....
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - Two and two went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as the Lord had commanded Noe.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Heaven, as the fecundating principle, was male, and the source of fire; the earth, as the fecundated, was female, and the source of humidity.
— from The symbolism of Freemasonry : by Albert Gallatin Mackey - My fear is that, with the best intentions, this policy has been carried so far as to react injuriously on the Male Sex.
— from Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott - The old Constitution did not disfranchise women, and we begged you not to put the word 'male' into the Fourteenth Amendment.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper - "Your uncle is your nearest male relative, and the head of the family.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - If a male connector (with pins) is required in one end and a female (with holes) in the other, do not buy a cable with two male connectors.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Male servants seeking work.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain