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mademoiselle

noun
/ˌmæ.dəm.wəˈzɛl/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French mademoiselle.

  1. derived from mademoiselle

Definitions

  1. A courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.

  2. A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking.

    • It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well / You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle...

  3. To address as mademoiselle.

    • A lady, whom the bills—neither Missing, Madaming, nor Mademoiselling—entitled Adelaide Weinthal, appeared as Maffeo Orsini.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative letter-case form of mademoiselle.

      • To Mesdemoiselles ELIZABETH and LUCY OAKLEY, […]
      • […] Galatea and two of the Graces were performed by Sallé’s former pupils, Mademoiselle Puvignée and the two Mademoiselles Lany.

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