mademoiselle
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Madame or mademoiselle, the française of life-style literature represents a very limited idea of the Parisienne.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 19, 2019
A maid carries away the breakfast tray of a pretty young mademoiselle lounging in bed behind her.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2014
As she lost consciousness she recalled the doctor saying: "Au revoir, monsieur," and when she awoke, she heard: "Bonjour, mademoiselle."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2013
Change the fraulein, as Hollywood often does, to a mademoiselle?
From Time Magazine Archive
“That mademoiselle has made good use of her time, and the result is charming,” replied Laurie, bowing with his hand on his heart and an admiring look.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Linux lads and Mac mademoiselles, your time has come to play Inscryption!
From The Verge ● Jun. 23, 2022
There may have been a subtle throwback to the those well-brought up “bon chic bon genre” mademoiselles, before the 1968 Paris student uprising.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2011
"To what am I indebted for the honour of this visit, mademoiselles?"
From My Strangest Case by Guy Boothby
I flew downstairs and found not only children in every shape and form, but mothers in big hats and trailing skirts, and Frauleins in small hats and skirts curtailed, mademoiselles and nannies.
From The Professional Aunt by Mary C.E. Wemyss
The mademoiselles whom we meet will probably have their own sweethearts.
From The Mischief Maker by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
At 300 meters, neither slackening nor quickening their punishing pace, they passed the mesdemoiselles.
From Time Magazine Archive
"This is a wet night, madame and mesdemoiselles," he observed.
From Old Kaskaskia by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
This cabin is at your disposal, mesdemoiselles, during the voyage, and I trust you will make yourselves as comfortable as you can.
From In the Reign of Terror by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Now, mesdemoiselles, we have agreed to amuse ourselves to-night without any one to overlook us, and without any escort.
From Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas père
Come, come, mesdemoiselles, we mustn't talk so much.
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Charles Paul de Kock
