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pucel

pucel is the obsolete form of pucelle.

Meaning of pucelle

Noun

pucelle (plural pucelles)

  1. (archaic) A girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc).
    • But what's that Puzell whom they tearme so pure?1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (obsolete) A prostitute, a slut.

Forms of pucel

pluralpucels

Questions about pucel

What is pucel the obsolete form of?
Pucel is the obsolete form of pucelle.

Words near pucel in the dictionary

  1. pucciniomycete
  2. Puccinis
  3. puccoon
  4. puccoons
  5. puce
  6. pucel
  7. pucelage
  8. pucelages
  9. pucelle
  10. pucelles
  11. Pucelli

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