(~s)
If you refer to a woman as the ~ of a group or profession, you mean that she is the oldest and most experienced and respected woman in it. (FORMAL)
...the ~ of British fashion.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu the N of n approval
(~s)
If you refer to a woman as the ~ of a group or profession, you mean that she is the oldest and most experienced and respected woman in it. (FORMAL)
...the ~ of British fashion.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu the N of n approval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012