α. 1900s– ladies.
β. 1900s– ladies'.
Also with capital initial.
单词 | ladies |
释义 | ladiesn.α. 1900s– ladies. β. 1900s– ladies'. Also with capital initial. Usually preceded by the. A public toilet or washroom for women. Cf. men's n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory > public > women's ladies' room1825 ladies' cloakroom1862 ladies1918 women's room1918 powder room1927 1918 ‘K. Mansfield’ Jrnl. (1954) 140 Also, when she goes to the ‘Ladies’, for some obscure reason she wears a little shawl. 1936 R. Campbell Mithraic Emblems 120 No ‘Ladies’ here or ‘Gentlemens’ are seen For most of you to hesitate between. 1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock iii. i. 98 The white steps down to the ladies'. 1974 ‘D. Meiring’ President Plan vi. 42 Comunicado Number Two..was found, as anonymously advised, in the Ladies' of a San Agustín restaurant. 2005 Independent 18 Jan. (Review section) 5/4 We can't ever use the toilet—there's always men in the ladies and I don't like that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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