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grande dame

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grande dame  (grnd dm, gränd däm)
n. pl. grandes dames also grand dames (grnd dm, gränd däm)
1. A highly respected elderly or middle-aged woman.
2. A respected woman having extensive experience in her field: the grande dame of women's professional tennis.
[French : grande, great + dame, lady.]
grande dame French [grɑ̃d dam]
n
a woman regarded as the most experienced, prominent, or venerable member of her profession, etc. the grande dame of fashion
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Noun1.grande dame - a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected
gentlewoman, ma'am, madam, lady, dame - a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"


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After half an hour's interview in the dining-room, during which they got in touch with each other in an amazing way, Rita told us in her best GRANDE DAME manner: "MAIS IL ESI PARFAIT, CET HOMME.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Yes, it was she--rich, and imposing, and seventy-five years of age--Antonida Vassilievna Tarassevitcha, landowner and grande dame of Moscow--the "La Baboulenka" who had caused so many telegrams to be sent off and received--who had been dying, yet not dying--who had, in her own person, descended upon us even as snow might fall from the clouds
The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
That again got overlaid by the sans-facon of a grande dame of the Second Empire.
The Arrow of Gold by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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