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Definition of Demoiselle
1. Noun. A young unmarried woman.
2. Noun. Small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs.
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Family Pomacentridae, Pomacentridae
Specialized synonyms: Beaugregory, Pomacentrus Leucostictus, Anemone Fish, Abudefduf Saxatilis, Sergeant Major
Definition of Demoiselle
1. n. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
Definition of Demoiselle
1. Noun. A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Demoiselle
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Medical Definition of Demoiselle
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1. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Demoiselle
Literary usage of Demoiselle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated: Published by Edward Turner Bennett (1831)
"... epithet as a convincing proof that the Otus of the Greeks was a synonym of
the bird which they were themselves describing under the name of demoiselle, ..."
2. The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated by John Colin Dunlop (1816)
"... demoiselle Montpensier, became domesticated with Mad. La Fayette, and was the
chief director of her literary pursuits. In his name her two celebrated ..."
3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1836)
"The demoiselle in her boa, with her muff and fur-shoes, presents a picture of
warmth and comfort, that you cannot too much admire. ..."
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