1
: a young woman : girl
a Scottish lass
2
: sweetheart
the young hero of the story … and his lass—
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she's only a gawky lass now, but she'll be a beautiful woman some day
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That's absolutely the wildest way to welcome a lass to your city.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Though… the promo for Episode 3 (watch below) suggests that Tula will attempt to being the lass back to life, through some verboten process.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Nov. 2024
When Georgie makes some kind of mistake with her ingredients, this Welsh lass has had enough and the dragon within her comes roaring out.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The search for, and then bonding with, the young lass understandably got Gibbs reflecting on the tragic loss of his daughter Kelly, in the same car crash that killed his wife Shannon.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Though… the promo for Episode 3 (watch below) suggests that Tula will attempt to being the lass back to life, through some verboten process.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Nov. 2024
When Georgie makes some kind of mistake with her ingredients, this Welsh lass has had enough and the dragon within her comes roaring out.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The search for, and then bonding with, the young lass understandably got Gibbs reflecting on the tragic loss of his daughter Kelly, in the same car crash that killed his wife Shannon.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Lass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lass. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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