Definition of hostess | Bee Dictionary of English

Highlights in Airline Fashion Since the age of the "air hostess" began in the 1930s, fashion in the skies has seen some radical shifts.
At the outset of Hallmark Hall of Fame's production of There Shall Be No Night, Katharine Cornell posed grandly before the camera in an "eggplant-colored chiffon velvet hostess.
The tuxedoed President (far right) escorts (left to right) his wife, Bess; his daughter, Margaret; society hostess Perle Mesta; and Vice-President Alben Barkley to his 1949 ball.

Hostess seeks tax abatement to reopen Shadeland bakery
The new Hostess Brands is looking to reopen the doors of its shuttered Eastside factory and fill more than 100 jobs, but to get production lines whirring again the company is requesting a six-figure property tax break.
June 14, 2013 - The Indianapolis Star
New Hostess owners request tax abatement for east side plant
The new owners of Hostess want new equipment—and they’re asking the city of Indianapolis for help in getting it done. According to our newsgathering partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal, Apollo Global Management has asked the city for $10 million …
June 14, 2013 - FOX 59 Indianapolis
New Hostess owners want abatement for equipment
The new owners of Hostess Brands are seeking a tax abatement to support investment of $10 million in new equipment for a plant on the east side that could employ up to 145 people.
June 14, 2013 - Indianapolis Business Journal

Amy Sedaris in Centre Daily Times
I wrote down what challenging situations would be for a hostess, like entertaining old people or grieving people or children,Sedaris said. "I realized I didn't have any holidays in it, but I figure there are enough books out there on...
Lorena Ochoa in San Francisco Chronicle
I just feel that there's a little bit of lack of respect and class just to kind of leave a tournament like that and then come out and practice here, especially being the hostess. You know, I don't know the situation, if it's injury or whatever it... Annika SÃ¶renstam http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annika_S%C3%B6renstam&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNG6AwE4fc7o0iLRMyOTzGaDOy3ATA Hawaii Channel.com http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/sports/13464389/detail.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGpwdezDpeAoC9Gfpg3Mz_psyReag Jun 7, 2007 48293 65411 hostess Wish I'd been in contention to win the tournament, but this has been a week where I've learned a lot, both as a player and a tournament hostess," Ochoa said. "I think that the upcoming events will be easier. This week was a bit complicated,...