noun🔗ShareUsually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight."Dame Edith Sitwell"titleroyalpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA matron at a school, especially Eton College."At Eton College, the dames lived in separate houses and were responsible for the well-being of the boys under their care. "personeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag."In the holiday pantomime, a man in a brightly colored dress plays one of the dames, causing lots of laughter with his over-the-top acting. "entertainmentculturepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(slightly derogatory) A woman."The detective questioned the two dames sitting at the bar, trying to get information about the case. "personhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA lady, a woman."In the old detective movie, the gumshoe was surrounded by glamorous dames. "personhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
