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# damosel

noun (damosels)

«damosel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use) An old spelling of «damsel»: a young unmarried woman or girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damosel/#m1)

### In the lessons

an old-fashioned word for a maiden in an old song or tale

### Examples

- The damosel sobbed all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damosel/#x1)
- A damosel sat by the well and sang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damosel/#x2)
- In old songs a damosel waits for her knight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damosel/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «damosel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damosel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«damosel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/damosel.html) on Mova free.