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maid of honour
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1. US and Canadian the principal unmarried attendant of a bride Compare bridesmaid, matron of honour 2. (Cookery) Brit a small tart with an almond-flavoured filling 3. an unmarried lady attending a queen or princess Translations maid of honour n → damigella d'onore Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I heard the word BURGLUM repeated incessantly: several of the emperor's court, making their way through the crowd, entreated me to come immediately to the palace, where her imperial majesty's apartment was on fire, by the carelessness of a maid of honour, who fell asleep while she was reading a romance. That,' said Mrs Jarley in her exhibition tone, as Nell touched a figure at the beginning of the platform, 'is an unfortunate Maid of Honour in the Time of Queen Elizabeth, who died from pricking her finger in consequence of working upon a Sunday. An officer of the Cuirassier Life Guards, a handsome prince who everyone predicted would become aide-de-camp to the Emperor Nicholas I and have a brilliant career, left the service, broke off his engagement to a beautiful maid of honour, a favourite of the Empress's, gave his small estate to his sister, and retired to a monastery to become a monk. |
maid of honour |
MAIBA Maibaum Maibaum MAIBC Maibock Maiboroda, Georgiiillarionovich Maic MAICA MAICC MAICD MAICE MAICh Maichishan Maico Maicol Maicol MAICS MAICSA MAICSS maid maid maid maid maid maid maid in waiting Maid Marian maid of all work maid of honor maid of honor maid of honour Maid of KentMaid of Orleans Maid of Orléans Maid of Orléans Maid's hair maid's quarters Maid-of-all-work Maid-of-all-work MAIDAM Maidan Maidana, Antonio Maidanek maidans Maidari Khural MAIDC maiden maiden maiden maiden maiden Maiden (band) Maiden (band) Maiden assize maiden aunt maiden blue-eyed Mary Maiden Castle Maiden Castle (disambiguation) Maiden flight Maiden grass maiden name | ||||||||
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