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DAMOSEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does damosel mean?
• DAMOSEL (noun)
The noun DAMOSEL has 1 sense:
1. a young unmarried woman
Familiarity information: DAMOSEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A young unmarried woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
damoiselle; damosel; damozel; damsel; demoiselle
Hypernyms ("damosel" is a kind of...):
Context examples
Didst not look to see the distressed damosel again.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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