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MADEMOISELLE
Etymology
Noun
mademoiselle (plural mademoiselles or mesdemoiselles)
Courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
(jocular or affected) A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking.
Source: Wiktionary
Ma`de*moi`selle", n.; pl. Mesdemoiselles. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A marine food fish (Sciæna chrysura), of the Southern United States; -- called also yellowtail, and silver perch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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