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belle

noun [C]
 
 
/bel/ old-fashioned

Definition

a beautiful and attractive woman or one who is beautifully dressedKinds of womenMen and women
(Definition of belle noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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