单词 | forelady |
释义 | foreladyn. U.S. = forewoman n. b. ΚΠ 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Forelady, a forewoman. 1904 N.Y. Evening Post 6 Oct. 3 (advt.) Help Wanted. Designer and Forelady for long-established waist factory near Chicago. 1906 U. Sinclair Jungle x. 125 Miss Henderson, the forelady in her department. 1909 Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 24 June 14/1 Umbrella forelady, to take charge of finishers in large umbrella factory. a1910 ‘O. Henry’ Trimmed Lamp (1916) 15 Two of the most ‘refined’ women in the store—a fore~lady and a cashier—had a few ‘swell gentlemen friends’. 1923 M. Watts Luther Nichols 191 She had advanced..to..the position of forewoman—again, pardon!—of forelady at Stein and Merkel's. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1889 |
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