damoiselle

or dam·o·sel, dam·o·zel

[ dam-uh-zel ]

nounArchaic.
  1. archaic variants of damsel.

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How to use damoiselle in a sentence

  • Votre majest ave fausse French enough to deceive la plus sage damoiselle dat is en France.

    King Henry the Fifth | William Shakespeare
  • Fortunately, that discreet damoiselle, Oudarde Musnier, turned the conversation in time.

    Notre-Dame de Paris | Victor Hugo
  • Eight years after this the Queen granted a life-pension to her “damoiselle of the chamber,” Philippa Chaucer.

    Chaucer and His England | G. G. Coulton

British Dictionary definitions for damoiselle

damoiselle

damosel or damozel

/ (ˌdæməˈzɛl) /


noun
  1. archaic variants of damsel

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