madame
noun
a French title of respect equivalent to “Mrs.”, used alone or prefixed to a woman's married name or title.
madames
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pluralof madame.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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So I spent my summer there looking for burgers, and not laughing, and eating these croque madames that tasted like soot, because I kept going to a workman’s cafe where everyone smoked, especially the cook.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2012
It did not fit any of the madames who were in the restaurant at the time.
From Commercialized Prostitution in New York City by George Jackson Kneeland
The following is a picture of things as they were:—"The madames on board, occupy the few days which elapse before landing in preparing the most dazzling effect, on their descent upon the Australian shore."
From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by John West
Many arts of indirection were employed by eligible madames, monsieurs, and visiting notables of both sexes to remove that invisible yet formidable barrier of reserve.
From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Carson Jay Lee
And it needed many "seigneurs" and "madames" to procure forgiveness for our admirable Racine for his monosyllabic "dogs!" and for so brutally bestowing Claudius in Agrippina's bed.
From Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations by Charles William Eliot
