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demoiselle

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(dem′wä zel′)

noun

a damsel
a small crane (Anthropoides virgo) of Africa, Asia, and Europe
damselfly
☆ damselfish

Origin: Fr < OFr dameisele: see damsel

See demoiselle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A young woman.
A demoiselle crane.
See damselfly.
See damselfish.

Origin:

Origin: French, damsel

Origin: , from Old French dameisele; see damsel

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