demoiselle
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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
demoiselle (plural demoiselles)
- A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
- A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
- The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).
- Synonym: demoiselle crane
Synonyms[edit]
- (damselfly): broad-winged damselfly
Translations[edit]
Calopterygidae
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French[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of Latin domina. Compare Spanish doncella and damisela, Italian donzella and damigella, Portuguese donzela. Doublet of donzelle. See Romanian domnișoară.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
demoiselle f (plural demoiselles)
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Descendants[edit]
- → English: demoiselle
Further reading[edit]
- “demoiselle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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