mademoiselle \ma`demoi`selle"\, n.; pl. mesdemoiselles. f.,
   fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. see damsel.
   1. a french title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried
      lady, equivalent to the english miss. --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. a marine food fish sciaena chrysura, of the
      southern united states; -- called also yellowtail, and
      silver perch.
      1913 webster
see also:
mesdemoiselles damsel sciaena chrysura yellowtail silver perch