ladies pl (plural only)
plural of lady
• gents, gentlemen, men, sirs
ladies (uncountable)
(British, euphemism) A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.
• see bathroom
• gents, gentlemen, men, sirs
• men's
ladies (not comparable)
Intended for use by women.
• men's, gents
• aisled, deasil, ideals, sailed, sideal
Source: Wiktionary
La"dy, n.; pl. Ladies. Etym: [OE. ladi, læfdi, AS. hl, hl; AS. hlaf loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See Loaf, and cf. Lord.]
1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household. Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady. Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.).
2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. "Lord or lady of high degree." Lowell. Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, . . . We make thee lady. Shak.
3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart. The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And takes new valor from his lady's eyes. Waller.
4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right.
5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. Goldsmith.
7. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates. Ladies' man, a man who affects the society of ladies.
– Lady altar, an altar in a lady chapel. Shipley.
– Lady chapel, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
– Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor.
РLady crab (Zo̦l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab (Platyonichus ocellatus) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
– Lady fern. (Bot.) See Female fern, under Female, and Illust. of Fern.
– Lady in waiting, a lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen.
– Lady Mass, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary. Shipley. Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady. Thackeray.
– Our Lady, the Virgin Mary.
La"dy, a.
Definition: Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. "Some lady trifles." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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