Thesaurus results for DEMOISELLE

demoiselle

noun

ˌdem-wə-ˈzel

Definition of demoiselle

as in girl

a young unmarried woman fell in love with a pretty demoiselle from a neighboring village

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Recent Examples of demoiselle Kirby Smith and Cassie Selden, a spirited demoiselle from Lynchburg, Virginia, married in 1861. — Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023 While sauntering through the presentation, which felt more like a spring picnic than fashion show (guests sipped on glasses of rosé and plucked strawberries from overflowing trays), one particularly striking demoiselle caught the eye. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2018 The 2018 court included promenade girls, gallants, demoiselles, jewel-bearers and the queen. — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 1 Apr. 2018

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Noun

To help recruit a younger demographic, Clarins has teamed with Pop Mart to create product packaging featuring an illustrated girl character, named Molly in Paris.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Excellent, from the thorough and intuitive spa therapists, to the engaging and sweet girls who run the kids’ club, the generous ice-cream scoopers at the Haagen-Dazs counter, and the nothing-is-too-much-trouble front desk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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Noun

There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
This second tale unfolds in an isolated cabin in the 1950s, as a lonely man on death’s door, Tom (Nick Nolte), a father in wait for his estranged daughter, finds an unconscious maiden, Alice (Caylee Cowan), outside in the snow.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of maiden

Noun

This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Loyal Maids in Extravagant Mansions While Solana is a disorderly servant, Clarita reflects the trope of the loyal maid of the higher class, the societal expectation in the region.

— Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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