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- proper noun Shortened form of
Mademoiselle
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Examples
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Mam'selle Mitch McConnell, his fellow Kentucky Senator, put his own reputation on the line in backing Bunning in his 2004 reelection bid -- and this at a time when there was open speculation, based on Bunning's increasing eccentricity and obvious mental rigidity, that he might actually be suffering from senile dementia.
Kara Vallow: Jim Bunning: Too Mean and Weird for the GOP 2010
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Held, a genuine tease, sang numbers such as "Come Play wiz Me," in Ziegfeld productions like La Poup é e, The French Maid, and Mam'selle.
'Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights' 2010
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Mam'selle Mitch McConnell, his fellow Kentucky Senator, put his own reputation on the line in backing Bunning in his 2004 reelection bid -- and this at a time when there was open speculation, based on Bunning's increasing eccentricity and obvious mental rigidity, that he might actually be suffering from senile dementia.
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They do a sort of James Bond sort of wrangling -- the spy trying to get them to admit things, the DeFarges turning bland ears to all of his comments -- until he strikes a nerve, and tells them that Mam'selle Manette is going to marry the nephew of the evil Marquis.
Archive 2008-09-01 a. fortis 2008
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They do a sort of James Bond sort of wrangling -- the spy trying to get them to admit things, the DeFarges turning bland ears to all of his comments -- until he strikes a nerve, and tells them that Mam'selle Manette is going to marry the nephew of the evil Marquis.
The WritingYA Weblog: TBR3: A Tale of Two Cities - Sighing for Versailles tanita davis 2008
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If there was one thing memorable for me at least and that was Miss Mam'selle Hepzibah.
Why Didn't the POGO Special Work? Jaime J. Weinman 2008
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But that night, in the stillness of the room, Mam'selle
The Awakening 2000
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Then Ma'ame Pelagie rose with stately deliberation and went to saddle her horse, for she had yet to make her last daily round through the fields; and Mam'selle Pauline threaded her way slowly among the tangled grasses toward the cabin.
The Awakening 2000
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A spasm passed through Mam'selle Pauline's delicate frame.
The Awakening 2000
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Mam'selle Pauline was terribly excited; the flush that throbbed into her pale, nervous face showed it; and she locked her thin fingers in and out incessantly.
The Awakening 2000
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