What does damsel mean?
Damsel means A young woman (of noble birth)..
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/ˈdæm.zəl/ · noun
A young woman (of noble birth)..
And here I might (if I followed the example of most travellers) launch out into a glowing description of the charms of these damsels, the elegant costumes they wore, and the gold and silver ornaments with which they were adorned. The jacket or body of purple gauze would figure well in such a description, allowing the heaving bosom to be seen beneath it, while "sparkling eyes," and "jetty tresses," and "tiny feet" might be thrown in profusely. But, alas!
The spout that conveys the grain from the hopper to the eye or centre of the upper millstone rests against the spindle, just at the damsel, and thus receives an alternate back and forward motion, […]
Use damsel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Damsel means A young woman (of noble birth)..
Common synonyms include demoiselle, damoiselle, damosel, damozel.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And here I might (if I followed the example of most travellers) launch out into a glowing description of the charms of these damsels, the elegant costumes they wore, and the gold and silver ornaments with which they were adorned. The jacket or body of purple gauze would figure well in such a description, allowing the heaving bosom to be seen beneath it, while "sparkling eyes," and "jetty tresses," and "tiny feet" might be thrown in profusely. But, alas!
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