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A.Word.A.Day--milady milady also miladi (mi-LAY-dee) noun 1. An English gentlewoman or a woman member of the aristocracy. 2. A woman of fashion. [From French, from English my lady.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. "Plus, milady didn't like her hairstyle messed up." Miranda Sawyer; Clutches of the Law; Guardian (London, UK); Mar 6, 2004. "The management boasted of the flame-red 'body-form" chairs, which were guaranteed not to 'cause runs in milady's sheerest hose.'" Dan Barry; Fading To Memory, And Beyond; The New York Times; Feb 25, 2004. This week's theme: words to describe women. X-Bonus My aim is to agitate and disturb people. I'm not selling bread, I'm selling yeast. -Miguel de Unamuno, writer and philosopher (1864-1936)

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