Donna
['dɔnə;'dɔ:nnɑ:]
Definition
(n.) A lady; madam; mistress; -- the title given a lady in Italy.
Checker: Lowell
Definition
See Don.
Checker: Paulette
Examples
- City there; terrace gardens blushing with the bella donna. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Mr. Tupman said nothing; but he thought of Donna Christina, the stomach pump, and the fountain; and his eyes filled with tears. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Prima donna Imperial Opera of Warsaw--yes! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Donna Bianca, if you command it, I will be. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Edited by Joanne