Demoiselle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural dem·oi·selles [dem-wuh-zelz; French duh-mwa-zel]. /ˌdɛm wəˈzɛlz; French də mwaˈzɛl/.
  1. an unmarried girl or young woman.
  2. demoiselle crane.
  3. a damselfly, especially of the genus Agrion.
  4. damselfish.
  5. a lady's wig stand of the 18th century, in the form of a pedestal table.
noun
  1. 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
  4. a literary word for damsel
Demoiselle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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