mademoiselle

noun

1. 1

   A courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.

2. 2

   A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking.

   It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well / You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle...

verb

1. 1

   rareTo address as mademoiselle.

   If not courted by some tall and handsome “Chasseur,” or some crafty little valet who “mademoiselles” her, she almost invariably condescends to notice favourably some dandified linendraper’s assistant, or sixth clerk in an attorney’s office, whom she met one holiday at the Chaumière or at the Ermitage.

   A lady, whom the bills—neither Missing, Madaming, nor Mademoiselling—entitled Adelaide Weinthal, appeared as Maffeo Orsini.

   There were ladies too, en cheveux, in caps and bonnets, some of whom knew Trilby, and thee’d and thou’d with familiar affection, while others mademoiselle’d her with distant politeness, and were mademoiselle’d and madame’d back again.

   “Mademoiselle, let me mount you on my mare,” I said, “and while you ride on I will get your horse.” She gave a little gasp. “You must not mademoiselle me,” she exclaimed; […] “Mademoiselle,” I said, “it is imperative that we leave the high road. We are, I fear, pursued, and we must throw our pursuers off our track.” “I wish you would not mademoiselle me,” she pouted, dragging on the mare’s mouth.

Forms

plural

mademoiselles, mesdemoiselles

past tense

mademoiselled

past participle

mademoiselled

present participle

mademoiselling

third person singular

mademoiselles