ladies-in-waiting

[ ley-deez-in-wey-ting ]

noun

1. plural of lady-in-waiting.

Example Sentences

The picture shows a woolen mill being operated in the grounds of a palace by a queen and her ladies-in-waiting.

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One of the ladies-in-waiting is straightening out the tangled strands of wool with carding combs.

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Meanwhile the Ladies-in-waiting stand in a row arranged opposite; so do we all remain for over an hour and a half.

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The Queen had gone over to her Ladies-in-Waiting, and sat down in their midst, while they surrounded her standing.

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In the Queen's train there were twenty-six ladies-in-waiting, and four physicians were in constant attendance on Her Majesty.

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