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lady luck
Lady Macbeth strategy
Lady Mayoress
Lady Muck
lady of the evening
Lady of the Lake
lady of the night
lady’s bedstraw
lady’s maid
lady’s man
lady’s mantle
lady’s slipper
lady’s smock
lady’s thumb
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ladybird
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lady

la·dy [ láydee ] (plural la·dies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. woman: a woman, especially when addressed as part of a group
Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.

2. refined woman: a woman of refined family background or upbringing

3. polite dignified woman: a woman who behaves very politely and with dignity

4. wife or usual woman companion: a man's wife or usual woman companion ( informal )

5. woman feudal superior: in medieval Europe, a woman who was a powerful land or property owner with authority over an area, castle, or community such as a manor

6. drugs  ( slang )
Same as  cocaine


[ Old English hlǣfdīge "bread-kneader" < hlāf "bread," earlier form of loaf1]
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