Matrons
[meɪtrənz]
Examples
- She was what the matrons hereabouts call 'a clever woman. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- On her left were two matrons, with massive foreheads and bonnets to match, discussing Women's Rights and making tatting. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- When they entered, they found themselves in the presence of about twenty matrons and maidens of distinguished Saxon lineage. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I should not like to try the experiment; for, in truth, mamma, you are the most unfading of evergreens and the freshest of matrons. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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