单词 | demoiselle |
释义 | demoiselle[ dem-wuh-zel, dem-uh-; French duh-mwa-zel ] / ˌdɛm wəˈzɛl, ˌdɛm ə-; French də mwaˈzɛl / noun, plural dem·oi·selles [dem-wuh-zelz; French duh-mwa-zel]. /ˌdɛm wəˈzɛlz; French də mwaˈzɛl/.an unmarried girl or young woman. demoiselle crane. a damselfly, especially of the genus Agrion. damselfish. Furniture. a lady's wig stand of the 18th century, in the form of a pedestal table. Origin of demoiselleFrom French, dating back to 1760–70; see origin at damsel Words nearby demoiselleDemogorgon, demographic, demographics, demographic timebomb, demography, demoiselle, demoiselle crane, de Moivre, de Moivre's theorem, de Molina, demolish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demoiselleBritish Dictionary definitions for demoiselledemoiselle / (dəmwɑːˈzɛl) / nounAlso called: demoiselle crane, Numidian crane a small crane, Anthropoides virgo, of central Asia, N Africa, and SE Europe, having grey plumage with long black breast feathers and white ear tufts a less common name for a damselfly another name for damselfish a literary word for damsel Word Origin for demoiselleC16: from French: young woman; see damsel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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