(archaic) forkbeard

plural of grande dame

A plant of the species Hesperis matronalis, native to Eurasia, naturalized elsewhere, often considered invasive.

plural of dame's rocket

plural of dame school

(now historical) A school for children, run by a woman.

Synonym of dame's rocket (“the plant Hesperis matronalis”)

Alternative spelling of Notre Dame

A man who devotes himself to the ladies, from a character in Spenser (Faerie Queene III.7.53)

(Oxford, historical) A secluded area in Oxford University Parks adjacent to the River Cherwell, used for female (clothed) bathing; closed in 1970.