I. ˈdamzəl, ˈdaam- noun
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Etymology: Middle English damesel, from Old French dameisele, damoisele, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicella young noblewoman, diminutive of Latin domina mistress, lady — more at dame
1. also dam·o·sel or dam·o·zel ˈ ̷ ̷məˌzel, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ : a young woman:
a. archaic : a young unmarried woman of noble or gentle birth
b. obsolete : a maid in waiting : female attendant
c. : girl , maiden , lass
2. : an attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper
II. noun
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Etymology: by folk etymology
dialect : damson 1, 2