MADEMOISELLES

Noun

mademoiselles

plural of mademoiselle

Source: Wiktionary


MADEMOISELLE

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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