Lady Day

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noun

one of various days celebrated in honor of the Virgin Mary.

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Origin of Lady Day

1250–1300; Middle English oure lady day

Words nearby Lady Day

ladyboy, ladybug, Lady chapel, Lady Chatterley's Lover, lady crab, Lady Day, lady fern, ladyfinger, ladyfish, ladyfy, lady-in-waiting

How to use Lady Day in a sentence

I wonder what that lady is doing now, and if she knows what she set in motion with Archer?
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He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
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For many years afterward it was a never-ending topic of conversation, and is more or less talked of even to this day.
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“We talked about the science the whole time the other day,” Krauss told The Daily Beast in a phone interview.
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Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.
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The afternoon was a lovely one—the day was a perfect example of the mellowest mood of autumn.
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Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.
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Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
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There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
The proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Lady Day

Lady Day

noun

March 25, the feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary; one of the four quarter days in England, Wales and IrelandAlso called: Annunciation Day

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