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. Zool.
A marine food fish (Sciaena chrysura), of the Southern United States; -- called also yellowtail, and silver perch.
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