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Damsel

Damsel Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Damsel? [n] a young unmarried woman Synonyms \| Synonyms for Damsel: damoiselle \| damosel \| damozel \| demoiselle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Damsel: babe \| baby \| broad \| chick \| colleen \| cutie \| dame \| damoiselle \| demoiselle \| doll \| filly \| frail \| gal \| girl \| girlie \| heifer \| hoyden \| jeune fille \| jill \| junior miss \| lass \| lassie \| little missy \| mademoiselle \| maid \| maiden \| miss \| missy \| nymphet \| piece \| quail \| romp \| schoolgirl \| schoolmaid \| schoolmiss \| skirt \| slip \| subdeb \| subdebutante \| subteen \| subteener \| teenybopper \| tomato \| tomboy \| virgin \| wench \| young creature \| young thing See Also \| maid \| maiden Damsel In Webster's Dictionary \Dam"sel\, n. [OE. damosel, damesel, damisel, damsel, fr. OF. damoisele, damisele, gentlewoman, F. demoiselle young lady; cf. OF. damoisel young nobleman, F. damoiseau; fr. LL. domicella, dominicella, fem., domicellus, dominicellus, masc., dim. fr. L. domina, dominus. See {Dame}, and cf. {Demoiselle}, {Doncella}.] 1. A young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of Wales. [Obs.] 2. A young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden. With her train of damsels she was gone, In shady walks the scorching heat to shun. --Dryden. Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, . . . Goes by to towered Camelot. --Tennyson. 3. (Milling) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper.

Damsel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Damsel?

[n] a young unmarried woman

Synonyms | Synonyms for Damsel: damoiselle | damosel | damozel | demoiselle

See Also | maid | maiden

Damsel In Webster's Dictionary

\Dam"sel\, n. [OE. damosel, damesel, damisel, damsel, fr.
OF. damoisele, damisele, gentlewoman, F. demoiselle young
lady; cf. OF. damoisel young nobleman, F. damoiseau; fr. LL.
domicella, dominicella, fem., domicellus, dominicellus,
masc., dim. fr. L. domina, dominus. See {Dame}, and cf.
{Demoiselle}, {Doncella}.]
1. A young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle
   extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of
   Wales. [Obs.]

2. A young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden.

         With her train of damsels she was gone, In shady
         walks the scorching heat to shun.     --Dryden.

         Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, . . . Goes by to
         towered Camelot.                      --Tennyson.

3. (Milling) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking
   the hopper.

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