Here the thirteen duennas raised their veils, and the Duke and his company were amazed to see that all the women were bearded.
The ground was strewn with bodies, but the bearded duennas were gone.
He did promise solemnly, however, that as soon as the duennas had been shaved he would turn to the fulfilling of the other debt.
He gave a sign to one of the attendants, and in the next moment a procession of duennas started toward Sancho with raised hands.
The duennas replied that some of them had tried sticking-plaster in order to spare themselves the expense of shaving, but to jerk it off their faces, was a painful procedure, they said.
Having sentenced them thus, he summoned all the duennas in the castle, charging them with the responsibility of the evil match, and saying that since he did not wish them to suffer death, he would punish them in some other way.
Scarcely had the giant uttered these words before their faces began to sting, their pores opened, and when the duennas put their hands to their faces, they felt themselves punished in a most horrifying manner.
Sancho shrugged his shoulders, obeyed, and sat down, and all the duchess's damsels and duennas gathered round him, waiting in profound silence to hear what he would say.
This princess was brought up and educated under my care and instruction; I being the eldest and chief of the duennas in the household of her royal mother.
This dialogue about duennas would have continued, had not the sound of the drum and fife announced the approach of the afflicted lady.
If, then, duennas of every quality and condition are troublesome and impertinent, what must those be who come in the doldrums?
The twelve duennas halted and formed a lane, along which the Distressed One advanced, Trifaldin still holding her hand.
To which Sancho replied, "Ever since I have sniffed the governorship I have got rid of the humours of a squire, and I don't care a wild fig for all the duennas in the world.
As soon as the band of duennas was fully in sight, the duke, the duchess, and Don Quixote stood up, as well as all who were watching the slow-moving procession.
But indeed you are wrong; there are duennas in my house that may serve as patterns of duennas; and here is my Dona Rodriguez, who will not allow me to say otherwise.
The twelve duennas and the lady came on at procession pace, their faces being covered with black veils, not transparent ones like Trifaldin's, but so close that they allowed nothing to be seen through them.
She was dressed in black, and closely veiled; for duennas of the most staid and severe aspect, and six beautiful demoiselles, formed her female attendants.
Valets, maid-servants can be bribed, duennas and concierges corrupted.
Polish countess is closely watched, surrounded by duennas and Cerberuses.
Abroad, riding, walking, in spite of duennas and guardians, I have wooed, and won her to myself.
In golden dreams the sage duennas slept; A female sentinel to watch was kept.
The duennas don't make the Spanish ladies worth much.
She was disposed to be mild, but she could not endure to have her two duennas thus brought upon her together on the first day of her arrival in London.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "duennas" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
