单词 | choirgirl |
释义 | > as lemmaschoirgirl choirgirl n. a girl who sings in a church or cathedral choir; a female chorister; cf. choirboy n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1817 T. D. Fosbroke Brit. Monachism (ed. 2) 417/2 Form of investing..a Choir Girl, i.e. making her a Noviciate. 1866 Patriot (London) 18 Oct. 679/4 The Lady Warden, habited in a magnificent cope, and preceded by a choir girl acting as her cross-bearer. 1929 Waunakee (Wisconsin) Tribune 3 Jan. 1/4 The church council will introduce choirgirls for the first time. 2012 Vanity Fair June 116/1 Sherrie Christian, a former choirgirl..whose..familiarity with the glam-metal songbook lands her a job at the Bourbon. < as lemmas |
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