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[ noun ] a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

Examples

"she was the belle of the ball"

Used in print

(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)

An Alabama soldier whose feminine associations were of the more admirable type wrote boastfully of his achievements among the Virginia belles : `` They thout I was a saint .

Related terms

girl

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7433
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1064
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