mesdemoiselles
[mey-duh-muh-zel, meyd-mwuh-zel; French meyd-mwa-zel]
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noun
a plural of mademoiselle.
mademoiselle
[mad-uh-muh-zel, mad-mwuh-, mam-zel; French mad-mwa-zel]
noun, plural mad·e·moi·selles [mad-uh-muh-zelz, mad-mwuh-, mam-zelz] /ˌmæd ə məˈzɛlz, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛlz/, mes·de·moi·selles [mey-duh-muh-zel, meyd-mwuh-zel; French meyd-mwa-zel] /ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, ˌmeɪd mwəˈzɛl; French meɪd mwaˈzɛl/.
Origin of mademoiselle
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Related Words for mesdemoiselles
daughter, adolescent, teenager, lady, she, schoolgirl, damsel, mademoiselle, Ms, lassieExamples from the Web for mesdemoiselles
Historical Examples of mesdemoiselles
Mesdemoiselles du Barry were not handsome but very agreeable.
Memoirs of the Comtesse du BarryEtienne Leon Lamothe-Langon
Mesdemoiselles, conceive, if you can, my pride and my disappointment.
White LiesCharles Reade
“It seems to me that it would, mesdemoiselles,” observed Monsieur Carimon.
Johnny Ludlow, Fifth SeriesMrs. Henry Wood
Madame Heger and the Mesdemoiselles Heger, and all the governesses were there.
The Secret of Charlotte BrontFrederika Macdonald
"Yes, mesdemoiselles; I also was a pupil at that time," was the reply.
An American Girl AbroadAdeline Trafton
mesdemoiselles
noun
mademoiselle
noun plural mesdemoiselles (ˌmeɪdmwəˈzɛl, French medmwazɛl)
Word Origin for mademoiselle
C15: French, from ma my + demoiselle damsel
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