"black lady" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black ladies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black lady (plural black ladies)
  1. (Philippines, folklore) A ghost of a lady in black mourning clothes. Tags: Philippines Categories (topical): Folklore
    Sense id: en-black_lady-en-noun-aG2xO1II Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, lady.
    Sense id: en-black_lady-en-noun-yn1Z1LWc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: white lady

Inflected forms

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