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grande dame

[ gran dam, deym; French grahnd dam ]

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noun

, plural grandes dames [gran, , damz, deymz, g, r, ah, n, d , dam].

a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing.
a woman who is the doyenne of a specific field:
a grande dame of the American theater.

grande dame

/ ɡrɑ̃d dam /

a woman regarded as the most experienced, prominent, or venerable member of her profession, etc
the grande dame of fashion

1735–45; < French: literally, great lady

Earlier this week, the grande dame of TV interviews reduced the ‘Happy’ singer to tears on her program.

My mother was a descendent of Greek royalty, an intellectual grande dame who wore elegant shaded glasses.

“When we restored this grande dame we made a decision to prepare for the future by bringing back the past,” Peters says.

Believe me, there is no more magnificent being than a true grande dame, and for this destiny the good God fashioned you.'

The Grande Dame of Geneseo did not agree with any of these makeshifts.

You can be a grande dame or a duchess—and you are making of yourself—what?

Your aunt, on the other hand, is 'grande dame' in every fiber of her being.

She would ask the creatures only to big, dull parties, just to let them see what a grande dame little Marise had become.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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