belle
noun/bel/
/bel/
(old-fashioned)- a beautiful woman; the most beautiful woman in a particular place
- You were the belle of the ball (= the most beautiful woman at a party, etc.).
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, feminine of beau, from Latin bella, feminine of bellus ‘beautiful’.Want to learn more?
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