forelady
Americannoun
plural
foreladiesSensitive Note
See lady.
Etymology
Origin of forelady
Example Sentences
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Following the forelady’s instructions, her left hand picked up a foot length of shiny wire.
From Literature
Just then the locker room door opened and a forelady came in.
From Project Gutenberg
The whim of a foreman or forelady, a day's sickness, a slackening in the trade, and she might be thrown out on the street.
From Project Gutenberg
It was almost twelve o'clock and no harm in calling the "forelady" in the cotton blouse department of the big factory.
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And it was worth climbing five flights to have Miss Cross for a forelady.
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