dame
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dames
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dames
Britannica Dictionary definition of DAME
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1
US slang, old-fashioned
:
woman
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She's one classy dame.
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a dignified old dame
◊ Dame is sometimes used to refer to a woman in an offensive or negative way.
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He married some rich dame for her money.
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“Who's the dame?” he asked rudely.
2
British
:
a woman who has been given a title as an honor for something she has done
— used as a title
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see also grande dame
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She was made/created a dame the year before she died.
