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demoiselle definition

demoi·selle (dem′wä zel′)

noun

  1. a damsel
  2. a small crane (Anthropoides virgo) of Africa, Asia, and Europe
  3. damselfly
  4. ☆ damselfish

Etymology: Fr < OFr dameisele: see damsel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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