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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Demoiselle \De`moi`selle"\, n. [F. See {Damsel}.] 1. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The Numidian crane ({Anthropoides virgo}); -- so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus {Agrion}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: demoiselle n 1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {damoiselle}, {damosel}, {damozel}] 2: small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs [syn: {damselfish}]
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