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
A warning that the general was not the only one who would be in a fix if their version was sung decided them to make the unkissable mademoiselle the heroine.
From Time Magazine Archive
“If you could see, mademoiselle, you’d have seen the evacuation orders. They’ve locked the city gates.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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
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 Wemyss, Mary C.E.
"Eef mademoiselles, your aunts, should get to hear—" "Oh, I won't tell."
From Mary Minds Her Business by Weston, George
The mademoiselles whom we meet will probably have their own sweethearts.
From The Mischief Maker by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
At 300 meters, neither slackening nor quickening their punishing pace, they passed the mesdemoiselles.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a rough place, mesdemoiselles," he said, removing his cap, "but it is better than the prisons at Nantes.
From In the Reign of Terror by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
In Paris, as in London, troops of acquaintance came forward to receive 'Madame Maria et mesdemoiselles ses sœurs,' as they used to be announced.
From A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen by Ritchie, Anne Thackeray
The Consul gave his daughter a little push: "Avancez, mesdemoiselles."
From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
Here a general murmur arose, and the teacher, opening her lips for the first time, ejaculated— "Silence, mesdemoiselles!"
From The Professor by Brontë, Charlotte
