grande damen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɡrɒn(d) ˈdɑːm/, U.S.

/ˌɡrɑnd ˈdɑm/,

/ˌɡrænd ˈdɑm/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grande dame.

Etymology: < French grande dame (14th cent. in Middle French) < grande , feminine of grand grand adj. + dame dame n.

A. n.

1. A lady of high rank, distinguished social or professional standing, or of dignified or imposing bearing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [noun] > woman

heroine1587

heroess1612

grande dame1775

lioness1808

shero1836

tycooness1960

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] > person of > woman of

ladyc1225

ladyheada1393

dame1530

grande dame1775

pig-faced lady1816

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lady

ladyc1225

duchess1393

dame1530

Dona1622

Donna1670

grande dame1775

ladyship1785

señora1818

milady1824

prima donna1834

senhora1841

seigneuress1888

1775 A. Storer Let. 29 July in Hist. MSS Comm.: 15th Rep.: App. Pt. VI: MSS Earl of Carlisle (1897) 281 in Parl. Papers (C. 8551) LI. i. 1 And little Ursula a finer lady, from being at Bath, than ever, there being no such grande dame there as herself.

a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) I. viii. 140 A license of manners..such as our venerable grand-dames would recoil from.

1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. ii. 35 You've made love to some grande dame because it answered a political purpose.

1886 Athenæum 30 Jan. 175/1 The mother's stately grace and fully developed beauty, her noble face and rich yet chastened attire, distinguish her as a grande dame.

1936 Burlington Mag. Apr. p. xv/2 A Florentine grande dame seated in a canopied carriage.

1980 Daily Tel. 7 July 11/1 The periwigged group was led by Anne Baxter, cast as an intensely theatrical grande dame.

2006 New Yorker 4 Sept. 97/3 One of her mentors was Eleanor Gibson, the grande dame of developmental psychology.

2. figurative. Something considered prestigious, venerable, or pre-eminent in a particular sphere (frequently with an accompanying sense of respect and affection).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent thing

starOE

dainty1340

daisyc1485

say-piece1535

bravery1583

paragon1585

daint1633

rapper1653

supernaculum1704

dandy1785

roarer1813

sneezer1823

plum1825

trimmer1827

sockdolager1838

rasper1844

dinger1861

job1863

fizzer1866

champagne1880

beauty1882

pie1884

twanger1889

smasher1894

crackerjack1895

Taj Mahal1895

beaut1896

pearler1901

lollapalooza1904

bearcat1909

beaner1911

grande dame1915

Rolls-Royce1916

the nuts1917

pipperoo1939

rubydazzler1941

rumpty1941

rumptydooler1941

snodger1941

sockeroo1942

sweetheart1942

zinger1955

blue-chipper1957

ring-a-ding1959

premier cru1965

sharpie1970

stormer1978

1915 Vanity Fair Sept. 86/1 Newport is still the grande dame of the fashionable world.

1946 Pop. Mech. Apr. 130/1 One model is a miniature replica of the sealing steamer Terra Nova, the grande dame of the sealing fleet.

1965 Flying July 29 The airplane is loaded with homely virtues and touched with enough peculiarities to qualify as the grande dame of general aviation.

1975 Skiing Nov. 161w (header) Dodge Ridge: Grande Dame of the High Sierra.

1989 Texas Monthly Mar. 16/3 The decision to spruce up, spice up, and speed up the grande dame of Amarillo restaurants has rejuvenated ol' Blanche into a more sprightly place.

2012 Daily Tel. 9 May 26/1 The Balmoral is the grande dame of Edinburgh hotels, oozing style, confidence and glamour without pomp or pretension.

B. adj.

Designating or characteristic of a grande dame; imposing; dignified; condescending.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective] > imposing

menskful?c1225

solemnc1386

splendid1653

awfula1656

grand1678

imposing1783

grande dame1827

swanky1940

1744 H. Walpole Let. 8 May (1857) I. 301 I have seen her but once, and found her..très grande dame.]

1827 Countess Granville Let. Dec. (1894) I. 440 I recollect all her ways, the sleepy affected grande dame manner.

1870 Milliner & Dressmaker June 170 It [sc. a coat] has the grande dame style about it, and will ever remain in the highest sphere of elegance.

1918 D. Cooper Diary 27 Feb. (2005) 65 The Baroness..seemed the presiding genius, sitting bolt upright in her most grande dame manner.

1991 A. Carter Wise Children i. 44 ‘No man ever is,’ announced Wheelchair, in her grande dame voice.

2001 Times 24 Jan. i. 19/1 The manager's grande dame mother, played by Evelyn Laye in one of her last stage appearances.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grande dame
释义	grande damen.adj. Brit. /ˌɡrɒn(d) ˈdɑːm/, U.S. /ˌɡrɑnd ˈdɑm/, /ˌɡrænd ˈdɑm/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grande dame. Etymology: < French grande dame (14th cent. in Middle French) < grande , feminine of grand grand adj. + dame dame n. A. n. 1. A lady of high rank, distinguished social or professional standing, or of dignified or imposing bearing. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [noun] > woman heroine1587 heroess1612 grande dame1775 lioness1808 shero1836 tycooness1960 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] > person of > woman of ladyc1225 ladyheada1393 dame1530 grande dame1775 pig-faced lady1816 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lady ladyc1225 duchess1393 dame1530 Dona1622 Donna1670 grande dame1775 ladyship1785 señora1818 milady1824 prima donna1834 senhora1841 seigneuress1888 1775 A. Storer Let. 29 July in Hist. MSS Comm.: 15th Rep.: App. Pt. VI: MSS Earl of Carlisle (1897) 281 in Parl. Papers (C. 8551) LI. i. 1 And little Ursula a finer lady, from being at Bath, than ever, there being no such grande dame there as herself. a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) I. viii. 140 A license of manners..such as our venerable grand-dames would recoil from. 1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. ii. 35 You've made love to some grande dame because it answered a political purpose. 1886 Athenæum 30 Jan. 175/1 The mother's stately grace and fully developed beauty, her noble face and rich yet chastened attire, distinguish her as a grande dame. 1936 Burlington Mag. Apr. p. xv/2 A Florentine grande dame seated in a canopied carriage. 1980 Daily Tel. 7 July 11/1 The periwigged group was led by Anne Baxter, cast as an intensely theatrical grande dame. 2006 New Yorker 4 Sept. 97/3 One of her mentors was Eleanor Gibson, the grande dame of developmental psychology. 2. figurative. Something considered prestigious, venerable, or pre-eminent in a particular sphere (frequently with an accompanying sense of respect and affection). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent thing starOE dainty1340 daisyc1485 say-piece1535 bravery1583 paragon1585 daint1633 rapper1653 supernaculum1704 dandy1785 roarer1813 sneezer1823 plum1825 trimmer1827 sockdolager1838 rasper1844 dinger1861 job1863 fizzer1866 champagne1880 beauty1882 pie1884 twanger1889 smasher1894 crackerjack1895 Taj Mahal1895 beaut1896 pearler1901 lollapalooza1904 bearcat1909 beaner1911 grande dame1915 Rolls-Royce1916 the nuts1917 pipperoo1939 rubydazzler1941 rumpty1941 rumptydooler1941 snodger1941 sockeroo1942 sweetheart1942 zinger1955 blue-chipper1957 ring-a-ding1959 premier cru1965 sharpie1970 stormer1978 1915 Vanity Fair Sept. 86/1 Newport is still the grande dame of the fashionable world. 1946 Pop. Mech. Apr. 130/1 One model is a miniature replica of the sealing steamer Terra Nova, the grande dame of the sealing fleet. 1965 Flying July 29 The airplane is loaded with homely virtues and touched with enough peculiarities to qualify as the grande dame of general aviation. 1975 Skiing Nov. 161w (header) Dodge Ridge: Grande Dame of the High Sierra. 1989 Texas Monthly Mar. 16/3 The decision to spruce up, spice up, and speed up the grande dame of Amarillo restaurants has rejuvenated ol' Blanche into a more sprightly place. 2012 Daily Tel. 9 May 26/1 The Balmoral is the grande dame of Edinburgh hotels, oozing style, confidence and glamour without pomp or pretension. B. adj. Designating or characteristic of a grande dame; imposing; dignified; condescending. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective] > imposing menskful?c1225 solemnc1386 splendid1653 awfula1656 grand1678 imposing1783 grande dame1827 swanky1940 1744 H. Walpole Let. 8 May (1857) I. 301 I have seen her but once, and found her..très grande dame.] 1827 Countess Granville Let. Dec. (1894) I. 440 I recollect all her ways, the sleepy affected grande dame manner. 1870 Milliner & Dressmaker June 170 It [sc. a coat] has the grande dame style about it, and will ever remain in the highest sphere of elegance. 1918 D. Cooper Diary 27 Feb. (2005) 65 The Baroness..seemed the presiding genius, sitting bolt upright in her most grande dame manner. 1991 A. Carter Wise Children i. 44 ‘No man ever is,’ announced Wheelchair, in her grande dame voice. 2001 Times 24 Jan. i. 19/1 The manager's grande dame mother, played by Evelyn Laye in one of her last stage appearances. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1775
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