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The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin Maurice Leblanc 1902

He made sure, with a glance, that the text was identical with that which he had studied so long; the same arrangement of the signs, the same intervals that permitted of the isolation of the word demoiselles and the separation of the two words aiguille and creuse.

The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin Maurice Leblanc 1902

To these scions of chivalry -- and a similar remark applies to the "demoiselles," their sisters -- such places were a school of manners wherein they learnt the duties of obedience and reverence to their elders and betters; and, in process of time, they attained the rank of squire, and, eventually, the knight's belt.

The Customs of Old England

Quorn, and Belvoir, besides possessing its own small but very perfect pack of "little ladies," or the "demoiselles," as they were severally nicknamed; the game was closely preserved, pheasants were fed on Indian corn till they were the finest birds in the country, and in the little winding paths of the elder and bilberry coverts thirty first-rate shots, with two loading-men to each, could find flock and feather to amuse them till dinner, with rocketers and warm corners enough to content the most insatiate of knickerbockered gunners.

Under Two Flags 1839-1908 Ouida 1873

I was a sore torment, no doubt, to poor Madame Faudier, who, on being once informed by some alarmed passers in the street that one of her "demoiselles" was perambulating the house roof, is reported to have exclaimed, in a paroxysm of rage and terror, "Ah, ce ne peut etre que cette _diable_ de

Records of a Girlhood Fanny Kemble 1851

Ms. Deneuve teamed up with Mr. Demy for two more pastel-hued musicals scored by Mr. Legrand: the effervescent seaside fantasy "The Young Girls of Rochefort" ("Les demoiselles de Rochefort," 1967), which Mr. Demy co-directed with Ms. Varda, and "Donkey Skin" ("Peau d'âne," 1970), a surreal confection based on the Perrault fairy tale.

A Belle de Cinema in New York Kristin M. Jones 2011

Her outfit at the wedding was gorgeous but her “demoiselles” were less impressive than usual.

'Gossip Girl' recap: Rufus and Lily tie the knot...and gain a son | EW.com 2009

Through the forest of blades banded demoiselles flitter, catching the sun.

Country diary: Elton, Cambridgeshire 2011

Mostly by the Germans but I think the French demoiselles had a go too.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Ouzeri roll call. 2009

And just slightly off camera are a flock of demoiselles about to re-enact Busby Berkeley's famous pyramid fountain of lascivious ladyflesh.

Earth-Fountain Spotted! 2008