English Explanatory Dictionary

Alexandra limp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A limping gait affected by fashionable women in imitation of the then Princess of Wales who had some trouble with a knee.

Word forms

Alexandra limp Alexandra limps Alexandrian limp

Etymology

Named after Alexandra of Denmark (1844–1925), then Princess of Wales, whose limp it imitates.

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