Dictionary entry

Mademoiselle

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Ma′de‐moi′selle″ (?), n.; pl.Mesdemoiselles (#). [F., fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See Damsel.] 1. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss.Goldsmith.

2. (Zoöl.) A marine food fish (Sciæna chrysura), of the Southern United States; — called also yellowtail, and silver perch.