dame

«dame» in Mova's school dictionary: A polite word for an older woman — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (dames)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old use) A polite word for an older woman. tree →

2) A title of honour given to a woman; in fairy tales «Dame» is put before a wise old woman's name. tree →

sense in the lessons

a respectful name for an older woman, such as «Dame Fortune» or «Dame Habetrot»

examples

• Dame Fortune smiled on the girl. tree →
• Old Dame Habetrot came to help her. tree →
• The dame gave the children bread and milk. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dame» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.