dame
/deɪm/
noun
- A woman, especially one who is respected or of high social status. (Often used in informal or old-fashioned contexts.)
- Who is that elegant dame walking into the theater?
- The old dame lived alone in the big house on the hill.
- In the play, the dame was a kind but strict grandmother.
- In the UK, the title of a woman who has been given a high honor by the king or queen, similar to a knight.
- Dame Helen Mirren is a famous actress.
- The ceremony honored the new Dame of the British Empire.
- She was made a Dame for her work in education.
- In pantomime, a comic female character played by a man, usually with exaggerated makeup and costume.
- Children laughed at the silly dame on stage.
- The pantomime dame wore a huge hat and a bright dress.
- The actor playing the dame told lots of jokes.
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