demoiselles
Unmarried women, French
Demoiselles is the plural of demoiselle, a French word for a young unmarried woman—essentially the French equivalent of "damsel." In English, the word appears in artistic and literary contexts, most famously in Picasso's *Les Demoiselles d'Avignon*.
Demoiselle also names a slender crane species and a type of damselfly.
Pigment on canvas
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- PicassoSpanish cubism co-founder
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
canvas · nude · figures · angular · revolutionary · avant-garde · 1907 · African art
Youthful female person
- gentlewomanWoman of high birth
- ingénueInnocent, unworldly young woman
- debutanteFormally introduced young woman
- lassYouthful female
belle · signorina · señorita · fräulein · betrothed · unmarried · courtship · chaperone
Movement to new territory
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- birdwatchingObserving wild avians recreationally
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
flock · flyway · endangered · habitat · conservation · waterfowl · avian · wildlife
painting
Pigment on canvas
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- PicassoSpanish cubism co-founder
masterpiece · canvas · nude · figures · angular · revolutionary · avant-garde · 1907 · African art · Iberian
young lady
Youthful female person
- gentlewomanWoman of high birth
- ingénueInnocent, unworldly young woman
- debutanteFormally introduced young woman
lass · belle · signorina · señorita · fräulein · betrothed · unmarried · courtship · chaperone · trousseau
migration
Movement to new territory
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- birdwatchingObserving wild avians recreationally
feathers · flock · flyway · endangered · habitat · conservation · waterfowl · avian · wildlife · breeding
dragonfly
Large-eyed flying predator
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- wingsLimbs for flight
aquatic · nymph · pond · stream · predator · metamorphosis · perching · slender · jeweled · darner
demoisellesmatrons
Married women of standing
married women · wives · dames · matriarchs · madames
demoisellespeasant women
Low-status rural females
wenches · commoners · scullery maids · fishwives · churls