MADEMOISELLE (mesdemoiselles)

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Irregular inflected form: mesdemoiselles   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does mademoiselle mean? 

• MADEMOISELLE (noun)
  The noun MADEMOISELLE has 1 sense:

1. small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

  Familiarity information: MADEMOISELLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MADEMOISELLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bairdiella chrysoura; mademoiselle; silver perch

Hypernyms ("mademoiselle" is a kind of...):

drum; drumfish (small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise)

Holonyms ("mademoiselle" is a member of...):

Bairdiella; genus Bairdiella (drumfish)

 Context examples 

"Mr. Rochester won't: though there is so much room in the new carriage. Beg him to let me go mademoiselle."

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

But monsieur could not wait even a 'flash of time', and in the middle of the speech departed to find mademoiselle himself.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Adele heard him, and asked if she was to go to school "sans mademoiselle?"

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

"That mademoiselle has made good use of her time, and the result is charming," replied Laurie, bowing with his hand on his heart and an admiring look.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

But what has mademoiselle to do with it?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

The garcon was in despair that the whole family had gone to take a promenade on the lake, but no, the blonde mademoiselle might be in the chateau garden.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Mais oui, mademoiselle: voila cinq ou six heures que nous n'avons pas mange.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Strong language, mademoiselle.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I don't care for the fairy: you said it was mademoiselle you would take to the moon?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Oui, mademoiselle.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)