Damsel Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Damsel

Learn about the word Damsel to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Damsel definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Roble ‐ tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves…
Delineation ‐ representation by drawing or painting etc [n] a drawing of the…
Piously ‐ in a devout and pious manner; "she was devoutly Catholic" [adv]…
Strive ‐ to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear."…
Roughtail stingray ‐ one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to…
Bonfire ‐ a large…
Rock sunfish ‐ game and food fish of upper Mississippi and…
Gaviiformes ‐ large aquatic birds: loons and some…
Stegosaurus ‐ herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates…
Cop ‐ (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [v] take into…