ladiesn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪdɪz/, U.S.

/ˈleɪdiz/

Forms:

α. 1900s– ladies.

β. 1900s– ladies'.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: lady n.; ladies' room n. at lady n. Compounds 3b.

Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < the plural of lady n., so called on account of the inscription on the door of the facility, and partly (in β. forms) shortened < ladies' room n. at lady n. Compounds 3b. Compare men's n. and gents (see gents n.).

Usually preceded by the. A public toilet or washroom for women. Cf. men's n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory > public > women's

ladies' room1825

ladies' cloakroom1862

ladies1918

women's room1918

powder room1927

1918 ‘K. Mansfield’ Jrnl. (1954) 140 Also, when she goes to the ‘Ladies’, for some obscure reason she wears a little shawl.

1936 R. Campbell Mithraic Emblems 120 No ‘Ladies’ here or ‘Gentlemens’ are seen For most of you to hesitate between.

1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock iii. i. 98 The white steps down to the ladies'.

1974 ‘D. Meiring’ President Plan vi. 42 Comunicado Number Two..was found, as anonymously advised, in the Ladies' of a San Agustín restaurant.

2005 Independent 18 Jan. (Review section) 5/4 We can't ever use the toilet—there's always men in the ladies and I don't like that.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ladies
释义	ladiesn. Brit. /ˈleɪdɪz/, U.S. /ˈleɪdiz/ Forms: α. 1900s– ladies. β. 1900s– ladies'. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: lady n.; ladies' room n. at lady n. Compounds 3b. Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < the plural of lady n., so called on account of the inscription on the door of the facility, and partly (in β. forms) shortened < ladies' room n. at lady n. Compounds 3b. Compare men's n. and gents (see gents n.). Usually preceded by the. A public toilet or washroom for women. Cf. men's n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory > public > women's ladies' room1825 ladies' cloakroom1862 ladies1918 women's room1918 powder room1927 1918 ‘K. Mansfield’ Jrnl. (1954) 140 Also, when she goes to the ‘Ladies’, for some obscure reason she wears a little shawl. 1936 R. Campbell Mithraic Emblems 120 No ‘Ladies’ here or ‘Gentlemens’ are seen For most of you to hesitate between. 1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock iii. i. 98 The white steps down to the ladies'. 1974 ‘D. Meiring’ President Plan vi. 42 Comunicado Number Two..was found, as anonymously advised, in the Ladies' of a San Agustín restaurant. 2005 Independent 18 Jan. (Review section) 5/4 We can't ever use the toilet—there's always men in the ladies and I don't like that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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