noblewomen

Example Sentences

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“Empresses and noblewomen in their entourage cross-stitched, as well as nuns and regular women living in cities,” Churina said, adding that toward the end of 19th century, needlework became available to peasants.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2022

Aspiring knights were pages; noblewomen worked as ladies in waiting.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 7, 2018

John Donne, in a small, precise hand, dashes off a verse epistle to two noblewomen.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2014

There are mothers, like the noblewomen Catelyn Stark and Cersei Baratheon, who are driven by their fierce, lioness-like love for their children.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2012

Their hair had once been piled in curls, arranged with jewels in the style of Roman noblewomen, but now their locks were disheveled and dry as straw.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan