ladies
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- //ˈleɪ.diz//
An initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.
Substantiv
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SlangAn initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.
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Auch eine Form von ladyplural of lady
He wet his thumb with saliva pressing on the tongue, ran it up and down faster over the letter 'I' of 'TOILET', the 'LADIES TOILET' was transformed into 'LADIES TO LET' in no time.
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Auch eine Form von ladyveraltetgenitive of lady
The morrow next about the wanted howre, / The Dwarfe cald at the doore of Amyas, / To come forthwith unto his Ladies bowre.
Vrge not my fathers anger (Eglamoure) / But thinke vpon my griefe (a Ladies griefe) / And on the iuſtice of my flying hence, / To keepe me from a moſt vnholy match, / Which heauen and fortune ſtill rewards with plagues.
And ſince not only a dead Fathers fame, / But more a Ladies honour muſt be touch’d, / Which nice as Ermines will not bear a Soil ; / Let all retire ; that you alone may hear / What ev’n in whiſpers I won’d tell your ear.
Herkunft
As a lavatory for women, via misspelling of ladies'. Compare gents.
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A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.
Pardon me, I need to visit the ladies.
ladies · An initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.
lads · A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.lady · A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.Lady · An aristocratic title for a woman.