BELLE


Meaning of BELLE in English

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.