Definition of lady

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Lady (n.) 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.

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Lady''s Finger :: Lady's finger () A variety of small cake of about the dimensions of a finger.
Wallflower :: Wallflower (n.) A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not asked to dance, remains a spectator..
Begum :: Begum (n.) In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank..
Cuckooflower :: Cuckooflower (n.) A species of Cardamine (C. pratensis), or lady's smock. Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin (Lychnis Flos-cuculi)..
Soubrette :: Soubrette (n.) A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman..
Ladied :: Ladied (a.) Ladylike; not rough; gentle.
Ladyship :: Ladyship (n.) The rank or position of a lady; -- given as a title (preceded by her or your).
Superiority :: Superioress (n.) A woman who acts as chief in a convent, abbey, or nunnery; a lady superior..
Crinoline :: Crinoline (n.) A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt..
Basque :: Basque (n.) A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques..
Evil :: Evil (n.) malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula..
Countess :: Countess (n.) The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right. See the Note under Count..
Bluestocking :: Bluestocking (n.) A literary lady; a female pedant.
Lady''s Thimble :: Lady's thimble () The harebell.
Lady''s Bower :: Lady's bower () A climbing plant with fragrant blossoms (Clematis vitalba).
Corsage :: Corsage (n.) The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as, a low corsage..
Ladyfish :: Ladyfish (n.) A labroid fish (Harpe rufa) of Florida and the West Indies.
Carmelite :: Carmelite (n.) A nun of the Order of Our lady of Mount Carmel.
Ayah :: Ayah (n.) A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid..
Escort :: Escort (n.) To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon..
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