belle /bel/ BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: from the feminine form of beau ; ⇨ ↑ beau ]
a beautiful girl or woman
the belle of the ball (=the most beautiful girl at a dance or party)
belle /bel/ BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: from the feminine form of beau ; ⇨ ↑ beau ]
a beautiful girl or woman
the belle of the ball (=the most beautiful girl at a dance or party)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012