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damosella

damosella noun: damsel.

Noun

damosella (plural damosellas)

  1. (archaic) Damsel.
    • But, damosella virgin,
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Forms of damosella

pluraldamosellas

Origin of damosella

Variant of damoiselle or damosel, 15th and 16th century variants of damsel, from early Middle English dameisele.

Questions about damosella

What does damosella mean?
Damosella means damsel.
What part of speech is damosella?
Damosella is a noun.
What is the plural of damosella?
The plural of damosella is damosellas.

Words near damosella in the dictionary

  1. Damore
  2. Damores
  3. Damortis
  4. damosel
  5. damosell
  6. damosella
  7. damosellas
  8. damosells
  9. damosels
  10. Damour
  11. damourite

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