The Dowager Duchess of DevonshireDiana MitfordA Life of Contrasts
the dowager Duchess of Devonshire 德文郡公爵的遗孀 2. informalWOMAN a respected and impressive old lady 气度雍容的老妇 Examples from the Corpus dowager• Her acne hadn't cleared up, and she was trying to look like a dowager.• The morning-coated manager had recognized them and was being ...
dow‧a‧ger/ˈdaʊədʒə$-ər/noun[countable]1a woman from a high socialclasswho has land or atitlefrom herdeadhusbandthe dowager Duchess of Devonshire2informalarespectedandimpressiveoldlady Examples from the Corpus dowager•Heracnehadn't cleared up, and she was trying to look...
Fireside Chat with Esther (TV Series 2014–2024) Kate Cavendish as Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, Lady Shannon
At the family estate in Suffolk, oils of her ancestors hang above a roaring log fire. On the mantelpiece, alongside a parade of Meissen china, there is a print of the Annigoni portrait of Deborah, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, her first cousin and great friend. 'Oh Debo is furious...