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Lass vs Demoiselle - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between lass and demoiselle

is that lass is a young woman or girl while demoiselle is a damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.

lass

English

Noun

(lasses)
  • (archaic, informal) A young woman or girl.
    • "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses !"
  • (Geordie) A sweetheart.

    • Usage notes

    Still prevalent in Scottish English and Northern English dialects such as Geordie (Tyneside), Wearside/County Durham, Northumberland/Northumbrian, Teesside and Yorkshire. Sometimes used poetically in other dialects of English.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * buffer lass * lad * lassie

    References

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    demoiselle

    English

    (Calopterygidae)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
  • A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
  • The Numidian crane (Grus virgo ); so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.

    • Synonyms

    * (damselfly)