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1lady — lady, woman The division of usage between these two words is complex and is caught up in issues of social class. In George Meredith s Evan Harrington (1861), the heroine, Rose Jocelyn, is rhetorically asked, Would you rather be called a true… …
2lady */*/*/ — UK [ˈleɪdɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms lady : singular lady plural ladies used for talking about a woman. Some people think this use is polite but other people think it is old fashioned and prefer to use woman Go and ask that lady over… …
3lady — la|dy [ leıdi ] noun count *** used for talking about a woman. Some people think this use is polite but other people think it is old fashioned and prefer to use woman : Go and ask that lady over there. There was a young lady standing outside the… …
4lady — la|dy W2S2 [ˈleıdi] n plural ladies [: Old English; Origin: hlAfdige, from hlaf bread + dige one who kneads ] 1.) a) a woman of a particular type or age young/old/elderly etc lady b) a …
5lady — / leIdi/ noun plural ladies (C) 1 WOMAN a) a word meaning woman, used because people think it is a more polite word: Give your coat to the lady over there. | The young lady at reception sent me up here. | the ladies darts team | tea lady/cleaning …
6lady — ladyhood, n. ladyish, adj. ladyishly, adv. ladyishness, n. ladyless, adj. /lay dee/, n., pl. ladies, adj. n. 1. a woman who is refined, polite, and well spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she s a real lady. 2. a woman of high… …
7lady — [[t]le͟ɪdi[/t]] ♦♦ ladies 1) N COUNT You can use lady when you are referring to a woman, especially when you are showing politeness or respect. → See also old lady She s a very sweet old lady... Shall we rejoin the ladies? ...a lady doctor. ...a… …
8lady — la•dy [[t]ˈleɪ di[/t]] n. pl. dies, adj. 1) cvb a woman who is refined, polite, and well spoken 2) cvb a woman of high social position or economic class 3) any woman; female (sometimes used in combination): the lady who answered the phone; a… …
9lady — /ˈleɪdi / (say laydee) noun (plural ladies) 1. a woman of good family or social position, or of good breeding, refinement, etc. (correlative of gentleman). 2. (a polite term for any woman): the ladies should go to the left. 3. (upper case) a. (a… …
10Lady Octopus — from Amazing Spider Man #406 Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics …
