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    demoiselle
    /ˌdɛmwɑːˈzɛl/

    noun

    • 1. a small, graceful Old World crane with a black head and breast and white ear tufts, breeding in south-eastern Europe and central Asia.
    • 2. a damselfly, especially an agrion.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › demoiselleDemoiselle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a young lady. 2. : damselfish. Synonyms. damsel. girl. maiden. miss. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of demoiselle in a Sentence. fell in love with a pretty demoiselle from a neighboring village. Recent Examples on the Web Kirby Smith and Cassie Selden, a spirited demoiselle from Lynchburg, Virginia, married in 1861.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › demoiselleDEMOISELLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Demoiselle definition: an unmarried girl or young woman.. See examples of DEMOISELLE used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › demoiselleDemoiselle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of demoiselle. noun. a young unmarried woman. synonyms: damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel. see more. noun. small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs. synonyms: damselfish. see more.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › demoiselleDemoiselle - definition of demoiselle by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Animals) Also called: demoiselle crane or Numidian crane a small crane, Anthropoides virgo, of central Asia, N Africa, and SE Europe, having grey plumage with long black breast feathers and white ear tufts. 2. (Animals) a less common name for a damselfly. 3. (Animals) another name for damselfish. 4. a literary word for damsel.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › french-englishEnglish translation of 'la demoiselle' - Collins Online ...

    English Translation of “DEMOISELLE” | The official Collins French-English Dictionary online. Over 100,000 English translations of French words and phrases.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEMOISELLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Jun 1, 2024 · demoiselle in British English. (dəmwɑːˈzɛl ) noun. 1. Also called: demoiselle crane, Numidian crane. a small crane, Anthropoides virgo, of central Asia, N Africa, and SE Europe, having grey plumage with long black breast feathers and white ear tufts. 2. a less common name for a damselfly. 3. another name for damselfish.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › demoiselle_ndemoiselle, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Originally: a young, unmarried lady; a maid, a damsel (now historical ). Later more generally: a young woman; a girl. Cf. mademoiselle n. 2a. In later use, typically in literary or self-consciously archaic use, or in French contexts. Twa demycelis, þat ȝonge ware, & of bewte had na pare.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › french-englishDEMOISELLE in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    DEMOISELLE translate: girl. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.

  10. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › definition › englishdemoiselle - definition of demoiselle in English from the Oxford ...

    Definition of demoiselle in English:. cite. demoiselle

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › demoiselledemoiselle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Noun [ edit] demoiselle (plural demoiselles) A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid. The Numidian crane ( Grus virgo ). Synonym: demoiselle crane.