Belle

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Belle \Belle\ (b[e^]l), n. [F. belle, fem. of bel, beau,
     beautiful, fine. See {Beau}.]
     A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsome
     lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  belle
       n : a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of
           several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "belle":
     Miss America, bathing beauty, beau ideal, beaut, beauty,
     beauty contest winner, beauty queen, bunny, charmer, cover girl,
     dazzler, dream, enchantress, fine lady, grande dame, great beauty,
     knockout, lady fair, looker, model, paragon, peach, pinup,
     pinup girl, precieuse, pussycat, raving beauty, reigning beauty,
     sex kitten, slick chick, stunner, toast
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Belle, MO (city, FIPS 4150)
    Location: 38.28577 N, 91.72229 W
    Population (1990): 1218 (587 housing units)
    Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 65013
  Belle, WV (town, FIPS 5836)
    Location: 38.23250 N, 81.53986 W
    Population (1990): 1421 (688 housing units)
    Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Belle, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
     Population (2000):    1259
     Housing Units (2000): 647
     Land area (2000):     0.712822 sq. miles (1.846200 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.073772 sq. miles (0.191068 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.786594 sq. miles (2.037268 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            05836
     Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
     Location:             38.233853 N, 81.541606 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Belle, WV
      Belle
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Belle, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
     Population (2000):    1344
     Housing Units (2000): 652
     Land area (2000):     1.265438 sq. miles (3.277468 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.265438 sq. miles (3.277468 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            04150
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             38.285256 N, 91.721646 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     65013
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Belle, MO
      Belle