Pucelle

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

  Pucelle \Pu*celle"\, n. [F., fr. LL. pulicella, fr. L. pullus a
     young animal. See {Pullet}.]
     A maid; a virgin. [Written also {pucel}.] [Obs.]
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           Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan. --B. Jonson.


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     {La Pucelle}, the Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc.
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