Found 2 hits - Term: lady chapel, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lady \la"dy\ l=a"dy^, n.; pl. ladies l=a"di^z.
oe. ladi, laefdi, as. hl=aefdige, hl=aefdie; as.
hl=af loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to
e. dairy. see loaf, and cf. lord.
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1. a woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family;
a mistress; the female head of a household.
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agar, the handmaiden of sara, whence comest thou,
and whither goest thou? the which answered, fro the
face of sara my lady. --wyclif gen.
xvi. 8..
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2. a woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress;
-- a feminine correlative of lord. "lord or lady of high
degree." --lowell.
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of all these bounds, even from this line to this, .
. .
we make thee lady. --shak.
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3. a woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was
paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a
sweetheart.
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the soldier here his wasted store supplies,
and takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --waller.
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4. a woman of social distinction or position. in england, a
title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is
not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a
nobleman not lower than an earl. the wife of a baronet or
knight has the title of lady by courtesy, but not by
right.
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5. a woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman;
-- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
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6. a wife; -- not now in approved usage. --goldsmith.
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7. hence: any woman; as, a lounge for ladies; a cleaning
lady; also used in combination; as, saleslady.
pjc
8. zool. the triturating apparatus in the stomach of a
lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a
seated female figure. it consists of calcareous plates.
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ladies' man, a man who affects the society of ladies.
lady altar, an altar in a lady chapel. --shipley.
lady chapel, a chapel dedicated to the virgin mary.
lady court, the court of a lady of the manor.
lady crab zool., a handsomely spotted swimming crab
platyonichus ocellatus very common on the sandy shores
of the atlantic coast of the united states.
lady fern. bot. see female fern, under female, and
illust. of fern.
lady in waiting, a lady of the queen's household, appointed
to wait upon or attend the queen.
lady mass, a mass said in honor of the virgin mary.
--shipley.
lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor;
also, the wife of a manor lord.
lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a
lady. --thackeray.
our lady, the virgin mary.
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see also:
ladies loaf lord gentleman ladies' man lady altar
lady chapel lady court lady crab platyonichus ocellatus lady fern
female fern female fern lady in waiting lady mass
lady of the manor lady's maid our lady
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
lady chapel
n : a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the virgin mary
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First Lady, definition of term: First Lady
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Lady In Waiting, definition of term: Lady In Waiting
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