damsel
noun Literary.
Origin of damsel
Examples from the Web for damsel
Contemporary Examples of damsel
Not only, in the rarest of cases, where there a female lead in a blockbuster action movie, but the damsel in distress was a dude.
Team Peeta or Team Gale: Why the ‘Hunger Games’ Love Triangle Ruins ‘Mockingjay – Part 1’Kevin Fallon
November 28, 2014
For example: the damsel is tied to the train tracks, the Pacific Union hurtling her way.
Nicole Kidman stretched as a Southern damsel in The Paperboy, but the movie was widely panned.
In the eyes of these designers, this woman is more of a damsel than a dame.
Historical Examples of damsel
Surely, sir, you should take shame to hold the damsel against her will.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
I scrutinised him carefully, while Charlotte ran to comfort the damsel.
The Golden AgeKenneth Grahame
There may be more than one claimant for the damsel's affection.
The Meaning of EvolutionSamuel Christian Schmucker
Already I have endured more than enough in the interests of this damsel.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
His face was comely as a damsel's, his eyes blue and his hair golden.
Love-at-ArmsRaphael Sabatini