demoiselle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a young unmarried woman
    damoiselle; damosel; damsel; damozel.
  2. noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
    damselfish.

WordNet

De`moi`selle" noun
Etymology
F. See Damsel.
Definitions
  1. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
  2. (Zoöl.) The Numidian crane (Antropoides virgo); -- so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.
  3. (Zoöl.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus Agrion.

Webster 1913