Madame
[mɑː'dɑːm] or ['mædəm]
Definition
(n.) My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women.
Editor: Wallace
Examples
- Have the goodness to give me a little glass of old cognac, and a mouthful of cool fresh water, madame. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Mais ou est donc madame la Comtesse? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- But poor Madame Joubert! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- This done, Madame would send Désirée out for a walk with her _bonne_, and profit by her absence to rob the robber. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- As he has said it, returned madame, lifting her eyebrows a little, it is probably false. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Madame knew something of the world; Madame knew much of human nature. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But as he followed Madame Olenska into the hall he thought with a sudden hunger of being for a moment alone with her at the door of her carriage. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Oh, it was Madame de Belladonna, was it? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Truly, madame, I think so. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I went back and teased Dr. John about Madame's devotion to him. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She will be glad: nobody here understands her: Madame Fairfax is all English. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- La première qui ouvrira cette porte, ou passera par cette division, sera pendue--fut-ce Madame Beck elle-même! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- May's blush remained permanently vivid: it seemed to have a significance beyond that implied by the recognition of Madame Olenska's social bad faith. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He was conscious that Madame Olenska was looking at him under lowered lids. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Madame Beck read the riddle: none else resolved it. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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