Madonna
[mə'dɑnə]
Definition
(noun.) United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958).
Editor: Susanna--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English.
(n.) A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).
Checker: Nathan
Definition
n. a name given to the Virgin esp. as seen in works of art: (Shak.) my lady.—adv. Madonn′a-wise after the fashion of the Madonna esp. in the arrangement of a woman's hair.
Typist: Miguel
Examples
- There are some four hundred churches, but about a fourth of them seem to be named for the Madonna and St. Peter. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We exclaimed on the spot at the Madonna-like beauty of her countenance. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You are not angry with me for thinking Mrs. Second-Cousin the most perfect young Madonna I ever saw? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- A Madonna, whose face was a portrait of that beautiful Nazareth girl, would be a 'thing of beauty' and 'a joy forever. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I'm sure I am, echoed Amy, poring over the engraved copy of the Madonna and Child, which her mother had given her in a pretty frame. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Editor: Lyle