Collocations for "dame"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dame" in context.
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dame
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [an American, a British, an Australian] dame
- was [named, appointed] a dame by (the queen)
- honored as a dame by (the queen)
- UK: is a pantomime dame
- Dame [Maggie Smith]
- slang, dated: a [rich, fine, pretty, young] dame
- slang, dated: a dame of the [theater, arts, big screen]
- slang, dated: a big-screen dame