Pucelle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pʊˈsɛl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pucelle is a noun meaning (archaic) A girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc).
Meaning
(archaic) A girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc).
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A prostitute, a slut.
Example Sentences
Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan.
But what's that Puzell whom they tearme so pure?
There might have been a hundred Jeanne d'Arcs, all definable as pucelle or maid, just as we say “spinster”: we even read of one in the time of the Revolution.
Seven weeks before, Joan of Arc had ridden into Orleans. She was at the height of her strange career.…‘Maid or Witch, Pucelle or Puzzell – she is very hard to understand.’
Word Forms
- pucelles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include puella, puss, ingenue, damsel, queenlet, peasantess.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.