damozel
- noun
- /ˈdæməˌzɛl/
- Archaic
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dama
- The damozel stood gracefully by the window.
Examples
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The poet described the damozel as gazing down from heaven with longing in her eyes.
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In the ancient ballad, a lone damozel awaited her knight's return by the riverbank.
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They spoke of the mysterious damozel whose laughter echoed through the old castle halls.
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In the story, the damozel waited for her true love.
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In the ancient ballad, a lone damozel awaited her knight's return by the riverbank.
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The poet described the damozel as gazing down from heaven with longing in her eyes.
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In the story, the damozel waited for her true love.
Synonyms
126
8.8
A young woman who is not married
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9.9
An unmarried girl or young woman often mentioned in old stories
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9.6
A young woman often shown as delicate and needing help in old stories
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9.9
A young unmarried woman in old stories
A young unmarried woman in old stories or poems
A young unmarried woman who appears in old stories
Young unmarried women, especially those who have not had sex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Damozel comes from an old French word damoisele, which meant 'little lady' and is the same root as the common English word damsel. It was used in poems to mean a young, unmarried woman or a 'maiden', so damozel today is an old or literary word for a young woman.