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# dame

noun (dames)

«dame» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old use) A polite word for an older woman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dame/#m1)
2. A title of honour given to a woman; in fairy tales «Dame» is put before a wise old woman's name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dame/#m2)

### In the lessons

a respectful name for an older woman, such as «Dame Fortune» or «Dame Habetrot»

### Examples

- Dame Fortune smiled on the girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dame/#x1)
- Old Dame Habetrot came to help her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dame/#x2)
- The dame gave the children bread and milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dame/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dame» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dame/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dame» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dame.html) on Mova free.