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damsel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | damoiselle, damosel, damozel, demoiselle |
| Type of | maid, maiden |
Examples of damsel
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Damsel Down, illicitizen and Angel Massacre are among the rock bands on the bill.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Joan Fontaine's damsel-in-distress Jane won't impress feminist fans of the novel.
From the independent.co.uk
It soon becomes apparent, though, that Elizabeth is far from a damsel in distress.
From the guardian.co.uk
At the end, Ray Grant plays action hero, and Jin Li is the damsel in distress.
From the nytimes.com
He imagines himself as this educated, heroic man who saves the damsel in distress.
From the ocregister.com
Hoult comes into his own as the hero while Tomlinson is no damsel in distress.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
None of the women on our list play the doting girlfriend or the damsel in distress.
From the forbes.com
Now, I'm not saying we girls have to give up our damsel-in-distress routines.
From the denverpost.com
She fits the classic damsel in distress stereotype, waiting to be rescued by a man.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A young unmarried woman
- The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or a monster and who requires a hero to dash to her rescue. ...
- A young woman (of noble birth); A girl; a maiden (as in without sexual experience)
- A female who prepares a man for marriage.
- Female stick figures captured by Evil Blah who usually (literally) scream their heads off. When they die this way, Evil Blah has his henchman wheel in the "Auto Damsel Maker" to create a new one.
