belle
belle (bel)
noun
a pretty woman or girl; often, one who is the prettiest or most popular the belle of the ball
Etymology: Fr, fem. of beau: see beau
Belle (bel)
Preposition: of
- ball: A unique way to become the belle of the ball Entrepreneur Tracey Waters is sewing her way to success with her unique clothing company.
- village: Mrs. Kemp was the belle of the village in 1860.
Converse of object
- bath: We have lots of ideas for the parade and are planning to enter a bathing belles float.
Adjective modifier
- Southern: The story of the Southern beau and Southern belle who fall in love, but he marries his cousin to conform to social pressure.
- southern: In " Company " Sue is playing the part of ' Susan ' , a delicate southern belle who is married to Peter.
- fading: A Streetcar Named Desire fiction Tennessee Williams Williams won the Pulitzer Prize with this portrayal of a fading, fragile belle.
- new: Stay tuned for news on the release of Ransom Notes and we'll be back in October with some brand new baby belles!
Modifies a noun
- epoque: This belle époque resort is home to two of Europe's most charming art galleries.
- lettres: See articles in the The Literary Gazette and Journal of belles lettres, science and art, 30 Marchand 6, 13 April 1839.
- epoque: Theater in the belle epoque buildings children numbering in.
- dame: But the mature Gibson is no longer obsessed, as he was in Case's day, by La belle dame sans merci.
- indifference: Often accompanied by what Charcot called ' la belle indifference ' - Patients did not seem to be concerned about their condition.
- letter: In fiction, postmodernist belles letters are mixed up with essayistic passages.
Noun used with modifier
- wedding: WEDDING BELLES can also use their experience to advise you on a selection of music to complement your wedding.
- village: A lady in our street calls herself the village belle, some want to ring her up, others want to wring her neck.
- trop: Nice's real sin is to be too pleasant, too untouched, too first world... trop belle pour toi!
- society: These are small penances, but significant in a society belle.
My life was a strange one that summer, the last summer of its kind there was ever to be. I was riding high on sex and self-esteemöit was my time, my belle e¤ poqueö but allthewhilewith a faintflickerofcalamity, likeflames around a photograph, something seen out of the corner of the eye.
There was a young belle of old Natchez Whose garments were always in patchez. When comment arose On the state of her clothes, She drawled, When Ah itchez, Ah scratchez.
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