Associations to the word «Demoiselle»

Wiktionary

DEMOISELLE, noun. A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
DEMOISELLE, noun. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
DEMOISELLE, noun. The Numidian crane (Grus virgo); so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.
DEMOISELLE CRANE, noun. A crane, Anthropoides virgo, found in central Asia, 85-100 centimeters long with a loud trumpeting call.
DEMOISELLE CRANES, noun. Plural of demoiselle crane

Dictionary definition

DEMOISELLE, noun. A young unmarried woman.
DEMOISELLE, noun. Small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras