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Damsel
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- The wind whips flags, horses' manes and the hair of a beautiful damsel.
- Your chair might sympathize with you as a damsel in distress.
- Get into the atmosphere with this lightweight, springy do it all damsel.
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Word Origin & History
damsel
1199, from O.Fr. dameisele, modified by association with dame from earlier donsele, from Gallo-Romance *domnicella, dim. of L. domina "lady" (see dame). Archaic until revived by romantic poets, along with 16c.-17c. variant form damozel.
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