Hypertext Webster Gateway: "belle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
belle
n : a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of
several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"
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