Dame
Definition of dame:
part of speech: noun
part of speech: noun
The mistress of a house: a matron: a noble lady.
part of speech: noun
A lady; also, a title formerly used instead of Mistress or Madam; a matron; an elderly woman.
Usage examples for dame:
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" Mebbe some old dame who wants a home-" began Mary.
"Furze the Cruel", John Trevena. -
Ye'd think me a fule if ye knew half how I longed to see Dame Crowl, and I thought to myself if I didn't peep now I might wait many a day before I got so gude a chance again.
"Madam Crowl's Ghost and The Dead Sexton", Joseph Sheridan LeFanu. -
Very near the church, in the Rue Notre Dame is the Eglise Protestante, a small chapel.
"The South of France--East Half", Charles Bertram Black. -
Why, only last night, when I was explaining to Ted about Eileen and how we'd become friends, all he said was: 'Well, so you've taken up with some other dame have you!
"The Dragon's Secret", Augusta Huiell Seaman.