Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MAD-EM-OI-SELLE
MAD-EM-OI-SELLE, n. [Fr. ma, my, and demoiselle, damsel. See Damsel.]
A young woman, or the title given to one; miss; also the puppet sent from the French metropolis to exhibit the prevailing fashions. Spectator.
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