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damsel
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
damsel
(noun)
distress
(noun)
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damsel
/
ˈ
dæmzəl/
noun
plural
damsels
damsel
/
ˈ
dæmzəl/
noun
plural
damsels
Learner's definition of DAMSEL
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old-fashioned
:
a young woman who is not married
◊ The phrase
damsel in distress
is used often humorously in modern speech and writing to refer to a woman who needs to be rescued.
The novel comes complete with a knight in shining armor and a
damsel in distress
.
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