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- noun Plural form of
hostess .
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Examples
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As with all new things suddenly deemed fashionable, etiquette sprang up to guide those uncertain hostesses thrust into a new world.
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Wired's got a strange and evocative slideshow of paleo-air-hostesses from the early days of commercial aviation online.
Boing Boing 2008
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And, of course, the "hostesses" -- some 200 very young women in clingy evening gowns, each assigned to fetch drinks or cigars for a table of leering guys.
D.C. splits down gender lines for an evening of his-and-hers fundraising The Reliable Source 2010
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And, of course, the "hostesses" -- some 200 very young women in clingy evening gowns, each assigned to fetch drinks or cigars for a table of leering guys.
Glitz and high spirits at annual Fight Night and Knock Out Abuse galas Going Out Guide 2010
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La Cure Gourmande www.la-cure-gourmande.fr looks like what might happen if Willy Wonka and Mary Poppins collaborated on a cookie and candy shop; the hostesses are a little too pushy with the samples, but the tactic works—you'll leave having overspent vastly on bonbons.
The Salt of the Earth Craig Winneker 2011
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La Cure Gourmande www.la-cure-gourmande.fr looks like what might happen if Willy Wonka and Mary Poppins collaborated on a cookie and candy shop; the hostesses are a little too pushy with the samples, but the tactic works—you'll leave having overspent vastly on bonbons.
The Salt of the Earth Craig Winneker 2011
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She s been on-board for 53 years, since 1957, back when they were called hostesses, and required to be...
Norma Heape, Continental's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant, Speaks (VIDEO) Hilary Moss 2010
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She's been on-board for 53 years, since 1957, back when they were called hostesses, and required to be single and slender -- she even recalls being weighed-in by the airline.
Norma Heape, Continental's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant, Speaks (VIDEO) Hilary Moss 2010
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She's been on-board for 53 years, since 1957, back when they were called hostesses, and required to be...
Norma Heape, Continental's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant, Speaks (VIDEO) Hilary Moss 2010
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She's been on-board for 53 years, since 1957, back when they were called hostesses, and required to be single and slender -- she even recalls being weighed-in by the airline.
Norma Heape, Continental's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant, Speaks (VIDEO) Hilary Moss 2010
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