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3 words match “MADEMOISELLE”

MADEMOISELLE n. 2 definitions
A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss. Goldsmith.
SILVER a.
h (Zoöl.), a lepisma. -- Silver owl (Zoöl.), the barn owl. -- Silver perch (Zoöl.), the mademoiselle, 2. -- Silver pheasant (Zoöl.), any one of several species of beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or less of the upper parts silvery white. The mo…
YELLOWTAIL n.
The mademoiselle, or silver perch.