damsel
11damsel — noun (C) 1 old use a young woman who is not married 2 damsel in distress humorous a young woman who needs help or protection …
12damsel 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 …
13Damsel in distress — For the novel by P. G. Wodehouse, see A Damsel in Distress (novel). For the 1937 film, see A Damsel in Distress (film). Paolo Uccello s depiction of Saint George and the dragon, c. 1470, a classic image of a damsel in distress. The subject of the …
14damsel bug — any of various small predaceous bugs of the family Nabidae. * * * ▪ insect also called nabid bug, any predacious insect in the true bug order, Heteroptera, that feeds on insect eggs, aphids, and small caterpillars. Damsel bugs are generally… …
15damsel in distress — often humorous a young woman in trouble (with the implication that the woman needs to be rescued, as by a prince in a fairy tale) * * * damsel in distress see ↑damsel • • • Main Entry: ↑distress …
16damsel barb — sumatrinis ūsoriukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Barbus tetrazona angl. damsel barb; Sumatra barb rus. суматранский барбус; суматранский пунтиус ryšiai: platesnis terminas – ūsoriai …
17damsel — also damosel or damozel noun Etymology: Middle English damesel, from Anglo French dameisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella young noblewoman, diminutive of Latin domina lady Date: 13th century a young woman: a. archaic a young …
18damsel — /dam zeuhl/, n. Literary. a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth. [1150 1200; ME damisel < AF (OF damoisele) < VL *dominicella, equiv. to L domin(a) lady (see DAME) + i I + cella fem. dim. suffix] * * * …
19damsel — noun a) A young woman (of noble birth). b) A girl; a maiden (as in without sexual experience) …
20damsel — Synonyms and related words: babe, baby, broad, chick, colleen, cutie, dame, damoiselle, demoiselle, doll, filly, frail, gal, girl, girlie, heifer, hoyden, jeune fille, jill, junior miss, lass, lassie, little missy, mademoiselle, maid, maiden,… …
