| 释义 |
forewoman|ˈfɔəwʊmən|
pl. -women |-wɪmɪn|.
[f. fore- prefix + woman.]
A woman who acts as chief of other women: a. in a jury of matrons; b. in a shop or department.
1709Steele Tatler No. 84 ⁋1 The learned Androgyne, that would make a good Fore-woman of the Pannel. 1752J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 216 If the Forewoman shall say, She is with quick Child..then [etc.]. 1838Dickens Nich. Nick. x, Miss Knag, the forewoman, shall have directions to try you with some easy work at first. 1869F. B. Palliser Lace vii. 109 There were only three forewomen and sixty-three lace-makers. |