Quaker-ladies

[ kwey-ker-ley-deez ]

/ ˈkweɪ kərˌleɪ diz /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of Quaker-ladies

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby Quaker-ladies

quakeproof, Quaker, Quakeress, Quaker gun, Quakerism, Quaker-ladies, Quakerly, Quaker meeting, quaking, quaking bog, quaking grass

How to use Quaker-ladies in a sentence

The 65th occupied a fairy dell where Quaker ladies, blue as the heavens, bloomed by every stone.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
Quaker-maid: Quaker ladies; small blue flowers growing low on the ground.
Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools|Various
Do not gentlemen almost universally give the preference to the taste of Quaker ladies?
A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings|Noah Webster
In the adjoining house dwelt two Quaker ladies named Deavor, an aunt and niece, the latter a year or two older than Dolly.
Johnny Ludlow, Third Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

No; it was quaker-ladies, and they were blue as Sallys eyes.
Peggy Owen at Yorktown|Lucy Foster Madison