tirewoman
noun
a lady's maid.
tirewomen
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pluralof tirewoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They have bolted their doors, but tell me that the rooms contain the Pfalzgravine von Stahleck and other noble ladies, with their tirewomen.
From The Sword Maker by Barr, Robert
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
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
Then the king committed the damsel to the tirewomen, saying to them: "Amend the state of this damsel, and deck her, and furnish for her a private chamber, and take her into it."
From The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales by Parrish, Maxfield
