Definition of demoiselle Demoiselle

dem•oi•selle

We found 10 definitions of demoiselle from 5 different sources.

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Noun
demoiselle - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
		damselfish
		percoid, percoid fish, percoidean any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
		family pomacentridae, pomacentridae damselfishes
		beaugregory, pomacentrus leucostictus a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies
		anemone fish live associated with sea anemones
demoiselle - a young unmarried woman
		damsel, damoiselle, damosel, damozel

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demoiselle (Noun)
A damselfly of the family.
demoiselle (Noun)
A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid .
demoiselle (Noun)
The Numidian crane Antropoides virgo; so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

demoiselle (n.)
A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
demoiselle (n.)
The Numidian crane (Anthropoides virgo); -- so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.
demoiselle (n.)
A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus Agrion.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

demoiselle
dem-wa-zel′, n. (Shak.) a young lady: a crane-like bird of peculiarly graceful form. [Fr. See Damsel.]

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demoiselle, noun, singular of demoiselles.

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