单词 | dame |
释义 | dame n.   1. (Dame) a (in the UK) the title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or holder of the Grand Cross in the Orders of Chivalry. b a woman holding this title.   2. Brit. a comic middle-aged woman in modern pantomime, usu. played by a man.   3. archaic a mature woman.   4. US sl. a woman. Phrases and idioms dame-school hist. a primary school kept by an elderly woman. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L domina mistress |
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