Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRINCESSE
Prin *cesse ", a. Etym: [F., a princess. ]
Defn: A term applied to a lady's long, close-fitting dress made with waist and skirt in one.
New American Oxford Dictionary
princesse lointaine
prin cesse loin taine |praNˈses lwaNˈten prãˈsɛs lwãˈtɛn | ▶noun ( pl. princesses lointaines pronunc. same ) literary an ideal but unattainable woman. ORIGIN French, literally ‘distant princess, ’ from the title of a play by E. Rostand, Edmond, based on a theme in troubadour poetry.
Oxford Dictionary
princesse lointaine
princesse lointaine |prãˌsɛs lwãˈtɛn | ▶noun ( pl. princesses lointaines ) literary an ideal but unattainable woman. ORIGIN French, literally ‘distant princess ’, from the title of a play by E. Rostand, Edmond, based on a theme in troubadour poetry.
French Dictionary
princesse
princesse n. f. nom féminin Fille d ’un souverain, fille ou femme d ’un prince. : La princesse Stéphanie. LOCUTION Aux frais de la princesse Sans payer.
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