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a prim, sallow-faced Frenchwoman, who, by reason of her nationality, was called by all the inhabitants of the kitchen, "mamzelle," as being a name both short, appropriate, and convenient.
Thelma Marie Corelli 1889
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"Up at the crack, reconnoitering the beach for the unattached mamzelle or two, no doubt ..."
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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` mamzelle Paddy, 'as my husband has named your small sister, has made quite a conquest of my little girls, and
More about Pixie George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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"_Tenez_, mamzelle, I have heard of eating in ancient days, I have read of
Barbarians 1899
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