Old Lady, subs. phr. (common).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see
Monosyllable.
Perfect lady, subs. phr. (common).—A harlot. For synonyms see
Barrack-hack and Tart.
Lady of the Lake, subs. phr. (old).—A kept mistress.
b. 1660. Davenant, The Siege, v. Thou lady of the lake: a pox a
whispering!
1678. Butler, Hudibras, iii. i. 868. All women would be of one
piece But for the difference marriage makes ’Twixt wives and ladies
of the lakes.
Lady of Easy Virtue, subs. phr. (common).—A harlot; a woman of
accommodating morals or of more complaisance than virtue. For synonyms
see Barrack-hack and Tart.—Grose (1785); Lex. Bal. (1811), and
1890. Standard, 21 March, p. 3, col. 7. Some lady of easy virtue,
about whom they knew nothing, lived in another flat, and some one
proved that she was an immoral woman.
Ladybird, subs. (common).—1. A whore; and (2) a term of endearment. For
synonyms see Barrack-hack and Tart.
1595. Shakspeare, Romeo and Juliet, i. 33. What lamb! what,
ladybird! God forbid!
1600. Jonson, Cynthia’s Revels, ii. 1. Is that your new ruff, sweet
ladybird?
1653. Brome, Court Begger, i. 1. A very lime bush to catch
lady-birds.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Ladybirds, Light or Lewd Women.
1725. New Cant. Dict., s.v.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1811. Lex. Bal., s.v.
1821. Egan, Life in London, p. 173. Others of these lady-birds were
offering their congratulations to him.
1823. Moncrieff, Tom & Jerry, p. 5. Here, among the pinks in Rotten
Row, the ladybirds in the Saloon etc.
1859. Matsell, Vocabulum, s.v.
Lady-chair, subs. (common).—See King’s cushion.
1869. Beecher-Stowe, Old Town Folks, 436. She insisted on being
carried in a lady-chair over to our woodland study.
Lady Dacre’s Wine, subs. phr. (old).—Gin.—Lex. Bal. (1811). For
synonyms see Drinks and White Satin.
Lady-feast, subs. (old).—A bout of venery.
1653. Brome, Mad Couple, iii. Al. This kisse and name your time....
Bel. To morrow night. Al. Shall you be ready so soone thinke you
after your plentifull lady-feast.
Lady Fender, subs. (servants’).—A woman who spends her time nursing the
fire.
Lady-flower, subs. (venery).—The female pudendum.—Whitman. For synonyms
see Monosyllable.
Lady Green, subs. (thieves’).—A clergyman; specifically the prison
chaplain. For synonyms see Devil-dodger.
Lady Jane, subs. phr. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see
Monosyllable.
Lady-Killer, subs. (colloquial).—A male flirt; a general lover.
Lady-killing = assiduous gallantry.
1839. Lever, Harry Lorrequer, xxii. I believe your regular
lady-killer—yourself for instance—becomes a very quiet animal for
being occasionally jilted.
1846–8. Thackeray, Vanity Fair, xiii. I don’t set up to be a
lady-killer.
1880. G. R. Sims, Three Brass Balls, Pledge iii. He called himself
an old fool for being frightened of a dandy—a vain, empty-headed
lady-killer.
Lady of Pleasure, subs. phr. (old).—A prostitute. Fr. fille de joie.
For synonyms see Barrack-hack and Tart.
1750. Robertson (of Struan), Poems, 203. ‘On a lady of pleasure’
[Title].
1767. Ray, Proverbs (ed. 1893), 64. A whore ... a lady of pleasure.
Lady’s Hole. See Lady, subs. sense 4.
Lady’s Ladder, subs. (nautical).—Rattlins set too close.
Lady’s Low Toupée, subs. phr. (venery).—The female pubic hair. For
synonyms see Merkin.
1721. Durfey, Pills to Purge, etc.... With my curling tongs so hot,
sir, So well as you may see, And so well I can dress up, A lady’s
low toppie.
Lady-star, subs. phr. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see
Monosyllable.
1598. Hall, Satires, iv. 1 (Chalmers, English Poets, 1810, v. 273).
And with her cruel lady’star uproze She seeks her third roust on
her silent toes.
Lady-ware, subs. (old).—1. The penis and testes.
1599. Soliman & Perseda [Dodsley, Old Plays (1874), v. 345]. The
ladies of Rhodes, hearing that you have lost a capital part of your
lady-ware have made their petition to Cupid to plague you above all
other, as one prejudicial to their muliebrity.