dame
61dame — noun 1》 (Dame) (in the UK) the title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or holder of the Grand Cross in the Orders of Chivalry. 2》 archaic or humorous an elderly or mature woman. ↘N. Amer. informal a woman. ↘(also… …
62dame — noun (C) 1 AmE old fashioned a woman 2 a character in a pantomime (=a special play at Christmas) dressed as an ugly old woman but acted by a man 3 a woman who has been given the British title Dame: Dame Edith Evans …
63Dame — die Dame, n 1. Frau Weber ist eine nette alte Dame. 2. Meine Damen und Herren! 3. Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren …
64dame — [13] Latin domina was the feminine form of dominus ‘lord’ (see DOMINION). English acquired it via Old French dame, but it has also spread through the other Romance languages, including Spanish dueña (source of English duenna [17]) and Italian… …
65dame — n. 1 (Dame) a (in the UK) the title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or holder of the Grand Cross in the Orders of Chivalry. b a woman holding this title. 2 Brit. a comic middle aged woman in modern pantomime, usu. played by a… …
66dame — noun Dame is used after these nouns: ↑pantomime …
67dame — Synonyms and related words: Eve, Frau, Fraulein, Jane, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, abbess, archduchess, babe, baby, baroness, beldam, biddy, bird, bitch, broad, chatelaine, chick, colleen, countess, crone, cutie, damoiselle, damsel, daughter …
68Dame — woman of mature age: a wily Toorak dame …
69dame — I Australian Slang woman of mature age: a wily Toorak dame II Cleveland Dialect List (pronounced [deeam]) one s wife, the mistress of his house; also applied to an aged woman III North Country (Newcastle) Words the matron or mistress of the house …
70dame — n A female (offensive). She s a swell dame; I like her a lot. 1920s …
