Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Mademoiselle.
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Examples
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When Koerner fell in love with the amiable Minna and wished to marry her, he met with opposition in his own family, who thought that the 'engraver's mamsell' was not good enough for him.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 1901
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Minna and wished to marry her, he met with opposition in his own family, who thought that the 'engraver's mamsell' was not good enough for him.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Calvin Thomas 1886
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It 's not my fault if I 'm not so clever as a French mamsell.
Confidence 1879
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The lady at the table was a little mamsell from Holstebro, who sat beside him, dressed like a girl for Confirmation, in a black silk dress and long red shawl.
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