maid of honour
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maid of honour
noun maids of honour · maid of honor
- An unmarried noblewoman who was the attendant of a queen or princess. “Her face is thin and worn, and she has coarse, red hands, all pricked by the needle, for she is a seamstress. She is embroidering passion-flowers on a satin gown for the loveliest of the Queen’s maids-of-honour to wear at the next Court-ball.”
- The chief bridesmaid at a wedding
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