demoiselle

1 The demoiselle found herself in an exceedingly embarrassing position, inasmuch as she had disposed of more than half the presents, having converted them into cash.

2 The residents of this marine civilization have extravagant names like azure demoiselles, pewter angelfish, painted frogfish and saddle butterflyfish.

3 "My sovereign demoiselle," said he, gently and a little tremulously, "where there have been no pains there needs no reward."

4 They were Hooded Crane (52 birds), White-naped Crane (4 birds), Red-crowned Crane (11 birds), Demoiselle Crane (11 birds).

其中白头鹤52只，丹顶鹤11只，白枕鹤4只，蓑羽鹤11只。

5 Other demoiselles twined and waved about, with body, head, and eyes, never a moment quiet.

6 They dozed in their saddles, and the thoughts of those few who were awake were otherwhere, and gave no heed to the demoiselle.

7 After the final demoiselle was presented, the six curtseyed in unison to the audience.

8 She has no maid to assist her; for if she had, she would be a demoiselle, not a fillette.

9 She was a member of that band of demoiselles whose business it was—by one fascination or another—to worm political secrets from the nobles of the court.

10 The exhibit shows how we all can help endangered species, and includes some neighbors in the rhinos’ wild habitat, Asian brown tortoises and demoiselle cranes.

11 He found one day a demoiselle reading a book of romances.

12 Surely, my charming demoiselle; you should have heard it immediately had you not pestered me with so many childish questions.

13 What we need now is the photographs of those fair demoiselles!

14 In my situation as demoiselle, above all, this occupation might ruin my reputation and destroy my future.

15 Indeed, there are not wanting people who hint that Queen Augusta is not always quite pleased at the manner in which the venerable soldier makes himself agreeable to dames and demoiselles.

16 As early as 1690, the terms “mademoiselle” and “demoiselle” were used to signify “unmarried female,” according to the French National Center for Textual and Lexical Resources.

17 I said once more this morning to Mademoiselle your sister, that a demoiselle who used to live with my aunt was the cause of what happens to-day.

18 No notice was taken of Amy’s flight, except by her mates, but the sharp-eyed demoiselles discovered that Mr. Davis was quite benignant in the afternoon, also unusually nervous.

19 Would you like to come with a ‘demoiselle?’

20 One writer marveled at Osage girls who attended the best boarding schools and wore sumptuous French clothing, as if “une très jolie demoiselle of the Paris boulevards had inadvertently strayed into this little reservation town.”

1 年轻女子

stuff junior pigeon bit girl bird chick Gill mot tootsie muchacha young lady

2 豆娘

damselfly

3 处女

virgin maiden virginal maid vestal Vestal Virgin

4 雀鲷

damselfish

5 蜻蜓

dragonfly damselfly

6 少女

girl miss virgin maid babe gill damsel wench jill colleen teenybopper damosel junior miss maiden girlish maidish chicklette may bit bird bud rib doll adolescent cabbage dame frail slut muff lass petticoat sissy puss chit fille tootsie lassie signorina mort squab burd quean teen-ager tootsy chicklet maidenly head junior tomato hen pigeon nymph quail muchacha bint Sheila tittie chickie bobby-soxer backfisch a bit of muslin

7 蓑羽鹤

Numidian crane

8 闺女

underbud damozel damosel damoiselle

9 豆娘蜓

damselfly Odonata

10 少妇

chick frail wench bird bombshell burd chicklet

11 鹤科

Crane brolga sandhill crane sarus crane blue crane whooping crane crowned crane