demoiselle
Plural: demoiselles
Noun
- a young unmarried woman
- small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
- A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
- A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
- The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French demoiselle. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. Doublet of damsel, doncella, and donzella.
Synonyms
damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, damselfish, broad-winged damselfly, demoiselle crane
Scrabble Score: 13
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