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The Lady Anne, at her toilette, on the morning after the Council, spoke of the investigation with such scorn as emboldened the very tirewomen who were dressing her to put in their jests.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Thou canst run into her chamber when she and the tirewomen are gone down.”

From Grisly Grisell by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Atossa sat, as ever at that hour in her toilet-chamber, surrounded by her tirewomen.

From Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

To Hilarius sitting on the bench in the sun, came one of Eleanor’s tirewomen to bid him wait on her mistress. 

From Gathering of Brother Hilarius by Fairless, Michael

Thereupon, she knew that the Sieur Rudel had returned, and joyfully she summoned her tirewomen and bade them coif and robe her as befitted a princess.

From Ensign Knightley and Other Stories by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)