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mademoiselle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mademoiselle \Ma`de*moi`selle"\, n.; pl {Mesdemoiselles}. [F., fr ma my f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See {Damsel}.] 1. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss. --Goldsmith. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A marine food fish ({Sci[ae]na chrysura}), of the Southern United States; -- called also {yellowtail}, and {silver perch}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mademoiselle n : small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico [syn: {silver perch}, {Bairdiella chrysoura}]
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