as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
she started riding on horseback when she was only a lass
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In a trice couples formed, and the dancers whirled away more wildly, more extravagantly than before, for all the lads and lasses were fired with ambition to show us how real Hungarians could dance.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
The auction is being webcast, the auctioneers can arrange shipping, and given that the Pacific Peso (the Australian dollar) is worth less than 70% of an American greenback, there’s a golden opportunity there for a bright young lad/lass … or an old geezer wishing to relive his glory days.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2024
Mullin, a milky-skinned lass from Scotland, said the wet conditions only affect their hand sets.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The woman, Rita (Ester Kuntu), is meant to embody a certain Russian ideal: a buxom lass with heavy lipstick and a permanent scowl.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
The auction is being webcast, the auctioneers can arrange shipping, and given that the Pacific Peso (the Australian dollar) is worth less than 70% of an American greenback, there’s a golden opportunity there for a bright young lad/lass … or an old geezer wishing to relive his glory days.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2024
Mullin, a milky-skinned lass from Scotland, said the wet conditions only affect their hand sets.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The woman, Rita (Ester Kuntu), is meant to embody a certain Russian ideal: a buxom lass with heavy lipstick and a permanent scowl.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Lass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lass. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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