单词 | gentlewoman's gentlewoman |
释义 | > as lemmasgentlewoman's gentlewoman 5. gentlewoman's gentlewoman: a lady's maid. Cf. gentleman's gentleman. rare. ΚΠ 1770 S. Foote Lame Lover ii. 49 For tho' I am..but a commoner, no..gentlewoman's gentlewoman, has a..prettier set of acquaintance. 1835 J. R. Planché Court Beauties ii. 6 Hadst thou as many brains as, buttered, would feed a blackbird, thou wouldst ha' known better how to serve a gentlewoman's gentlewoman! 1999 Arthuriana 9 15 Although the narrative later discloses that she is the daughter of a king, she is first introduced as a gentlewoman's gentlewoman. < as lemmas |
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