demoiselle
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Definition(s):
- (n) a young unmarried woman
- (n) small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
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Usage(s):
- Buxom Edith Lacombe, prettiest demoiselle around, said she had six radioactive hectares.
- But he also did a demoiselle the world has never seena redheaded girl that Duncan found sandwiched between several still lifes of a later period.
- Many a shivering demoiselle was grateful for chambres, movable partitions of tapestry which could subdivide a drafty great hall into a cozy nook.
Quotes
- "They were weapons. To help people stop being ruled by spirits, to free themselves. Tools. If we give a form to these spirits, we become free...... I understood why I became a painter...... 'Demoiselle d'Avignon' must have come to me that day,"...on Feb 6, 2006 By: Pablo Picasso Source: iAfrica.com
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