ladies' gallery
Britishnoun
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a gallery in the old House of Commons set aside for women spectators
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a portion of the strangers' gallery of the new House of Commons similarly reserved
Example Sentences
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Farfrae glanced to the ladies' gallery, and saw that his Calphurnia's cheek was pale.
From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy, Thomas
The luncheon was nearly over, the speeches were about to begin, and the ladies' gallery was buzzing like a hive of bees, when I took my seat in it.
From The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill by Caine, Hall, Sir
My son, who had a seat on the floor just opposite the ladies' gallery, said he could compare our appearance to nothing but birds in a cage.
From Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
He looked toward the ladies' gallery, and stood for a moment like the incarnation of wrath.
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Major, Charles
He always had something to say, and was the chief factor in filling the ladies' gallery.
From A Man of Two Countries by Dowling, Colista M.
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