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Definition of Grande dame
1. Noun. A middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected.
Definition of Grande dame
1. Noun. A woman who is socially prominent, respected, and experienced, especially one who is haughty and advanced in age. ¹
2. Noun. A woman who is accomplished, influential, and a senior figure in a particular field. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively by extension) A well-known, very highly regarded institution, structure, or large conveyance, such as a hotel or ship. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grande Dame
Literary usage of Grande dame
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1878)
"LA grande dame DE L'ANCIEN REGIME. PART II. THE unbounded influence — even
arbitrary power — which the heads of a family possessed over it, and which they ..."
2. The Holland House Circle by Lloyd Charles Sanders (1908)
"CHAPTER XXV CONTINENTAL DIPLOMATISTS Metternich—Pozzo di Borgo and others—Van
der Weyer— Princess Lieven—A " Ires grande dame "—Her intimacies—The eyes and ..."
3. The Old Régime: Courts, Salons, and Theatres by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1880)
"Je le Veux."—A Perfect Picture of Flora.—The Queen's Toilettes.— I pray you, Sing
me a Song.—Grand Air de Triomphe.—Une trcs grande dame. ..."
4. The Old Régime, Court, Salons, and Theatres by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1880)
"A Perfect Picture of Flora.—The Queen's Toilettes.—I pray you, Sing me a Song.—Grand
Air de Triomphe.—Une trcs grande dame. ..."
5. The Old Régime: Court, Salons, and Theatres by Elliot Jackson, Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1896)
""Je le Veux."—A Perfect Picture of Flora. — The Queen's Toilettes. — "I Pray You,
Sing Me a Song."— Grand Air de Triomphe. — Une Tres grande dame. ..."
6. The Reminiscences of an Idler by Henry Wikoff (1880)
"... 'grande dame*—PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON—A THUNDER-CLAP—THE DEPARTURE, • I REACHED
London on the 3d, and was fortunate in finding rooms at Fenton's Hotel, ..."
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