plural of grande dame

plural of grand scheme

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see grand, scheme. / (idiomatic) The totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.

The chief Islamic jurisconsult of a state.

A waterfall system in Arizona, United States. / A town in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.

(music) A pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in which special devices are employed to obtain perfect action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.

The official public opening ceremony of a new establishment.

(historical) The lead official of the Inquisition.

The Columbian Exchange.

A major river in the United States and Mexico, starting in Colorado, flowing through New Mexico, and forming the boundary between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas for most of its length.