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[ fawr-ley-dee, fohr- ] / ˈfɔrˌleɪ di, ˈfoʊr- /
noun, plural fore·la·dies.Origin of foreladyAn Americanism dating back to 1885–90; fore- + lady usage note for foreladySee lady. Words nearby foreladyforeign-trade zone, forejudge, foreknow, foreknowledge, forel, forelady, foreland, foreland basin, foreleg, forelimb, forelock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foreladyMrs. Hall had been a forelady in a New York private dressmaking establishment. Working With the Working Woman|Cornelia Stratton Parker All this I had from the forelady in between her finding out everything there was to know about me. Working With the Working Woman|Cornelia Stratton Parker She is such a very nice person, our forelady—quiet, attractive, neat as a pin. Working With the Working Woman|Cornelia Stratton Parker It was almost twelve o'clock and no harm in calling the "forelady" in the cotton blouse department of the big factory. Exit Betty|Grace Livingston Hill
Now, into my tone, as I spoke to the forelady bending over her account book, I put all the force I knew. The Woman Who Toils|Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst
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