dam·sel

dam·sel
/ˈdæmzəl/ noun, pl -sels [count]
old-fashioned : a young woman who is not married
◇ The phrase damsel in distress is used often humorously in modern speech and writing to refer to a woman who needs to be rescued.

The novel comes complete with a knight in shining armor and a damsel in distress.


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  • dam|sel — «DAM zuhl», noun. Archaic. 1. a young girl; maiden. 2. a young unmarried lady. ╂[< Old French dameisele, ultimately < Latin domina lady, mistress of the house; see etym. under dame (Cf. ↑dame). See related etym. at demoiselle. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • dam|sel|fish — «DAM zuhl FIHSH», noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. any one of various brightly colored fishes which live around coral reefs …   Useful english dictionary

  • dam|sel|fly — damsel fly, or dam|sel|fly «DAM zuhl FLY», noun. an insect that holds its four wings vertically together when resting; devil s darning needle. It is similar to a dragonfly, but is smaller and more delicate. Damsel flies comprise a suborder …   Useful english dictionary

  • sel — an·gus·ti·sel·late; an·sel·mi·an; ba·sel; ba·sel·la; bes·sel; bi·sel·li·um; bo·sel·a·phus; bring·sel; cal·a·bra·sel·la; cap·sel·la; car·rou·sel; cas·sel; cas·sel·mann s; ches·sel; chlam·y·do·sel·a·chus; chrem·sel; clad·o·sel·a·che; coun·sel·able; …   English syllables

  • dam — am·ster·dam; am·ster·dam·er; bel·dam; bo·ka·dam; car·dam·i·ne; chel·i·dam·ic; com·men·dam; dam·age·able; dam·ag·ing·ly; dam·an; dam·a·scen·er; dam·a·skeen; dam·bo; dam·brod; dam·i·ana; dam·kjern·ite; dam·mar; dam·me; dam·mit; dam·na·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • dam|o|sel — or dam|o|zel «DAM uh zehl», noun. Archaic. damsel: »The blessed damozel leaned out From the gold bar of Heaven (Dante Gabriel Rossetti) …   Useful english dictionary

  • dam|o|zel — dam|o|sel or dam|o|zel «DAM uh zehl», noun. Archaic. damsel: »The blessed damozel leaned out From the gold bar of Heaven (Dante Gabriel Rossetti) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sel — Infobox Kommune name=Sel idnumber=0517 county=Oppland landscape=Gudbrandsdalen capital=Otta governor=Dag Erik Pryhn (Ap) governor as of=2003 arearank=124 area=905 arealand=888 areapercent=0.28 population as of=2004 populationrank=164 population=6 …   Wikipedia

  • Poivre et sel — est une émission de télévision québécoise diffusée de 1983 à 1987. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Intrigue du téléroman 3 Distribution 3.1 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Poivre et Sel — est une émission de télévision québécoise diffusée de 1983 à 1987. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Intrigue du téléroman 3 Distribution 3.1 …   Wikipédia en Français

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