| 单词 | lady of the house |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslady of the house lady of the house n. the mistress of a household. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > female head lady of the housec1330 matriarch1606 housemother1822 materfamilias1861 mum1957 lOE St. Giles (Corpus Cambr. 303) (1980) 103 Him andwerde þæs huses hlæfedig Teochrita.] c1330 Lai le Freine in Smith Coll. Stud. Mod. Langs. (1929) 10 iii. 2 (MED) Þan was þe leuedi of þe hous a proude dame and an envieous. 1577 N. Breton Floorish vpon Fancie sig. Hiiiv He..heard in the next chamber a Page of the Ladyes of the house. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 178 Vio. Are you the Ladie of the house? Ol. If I do not vsurpe my selfe, I am. View more context for this quotation 1755 Ld. Chesterfield in World 20 Nov. 909 The lady of the house..soon peopled the several card-tables. 1816 J. Austen Emma III. xiv. 254 It was with difficulty that she could summon enough of her usual self to be the attentive lady of the house, or even the attentive daughter. View more context for this quotation 1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. ii. 9 The more usual plan is for the lady of the house to have the joint brought to her table, and afterwards carried to the nursery. 1958 R. Genders Pansies, Violas & Violets x. 100 Those who have retired will be able to give the plants their full attention, whilst those who have to go out to work each day may have to entrust the care of the plants to the lady of the house. 2007 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 30 Sept. (Business section) 3 While the Atlanta Braves center fielder settled into a comfy leather seat to watch television..the lady of the house took us on a tour. < as lemmas |
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