damsel in distress
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Damsel in distress — For the novel by P. G. Wodehouse, see A Damsel in Distress (novel). For the 1937 film, see A Damsel in Distress (film). Paolo Uccello s depiction of Saint George and the dragon, c. 1470, a classic image of a damsel in distress. The subject of the … Wikipedia
damsel in distress — often humorous a young woman in trouble (with the implication that the woman needs to be rescued, as by a prince in a fairy tale) * * * damsel in distress see ↑damsel • • • Main Entry: ↑distress … Useful english dictionary
A Damsel in Distress — Damsel in Distress may refer to: * Damsel in distress * A Damsel in Distress (novel) , 1919 novel by P.G. Wodehouse * A Damsel in Distress (film) , 1937 Hollywood musical film based on Wodehouse s novel * Damsels In Distress (plays) , 2001… … Wikipedia
damsel in distress — woman in need of help … English contemporary dictionary
A Damsel in Distress (novel) — Infobox Book | name = A Damsel in Distress image caption = author = P. G. Wodehouse illustrator = country = United States language = English series = genre = publisher = George H. Doran release date = 1919 media type = Print pages = isbn =… … Wikipedia
A Damsel in Distress (film) — Infobox Film name = A Damsel in Distress caption = A Damsel in Distress VHS cover director = George Stevens producer = Pandro S. Berman writer = starring = Fred Astaire George Burns Gracie Allen Joan Fontaine music = George Gershwin (songs)… … Wikipedia
(a) damsel in distress — a damsel in distress humorous phrase a woman who is in trouble and needs help Most of the female characters are stereotypical damsels in distress. Thesaurus: women and girlssynonym Main entry: damsel * * * a ˌdamsel in diˈstress … Useful english dictionary
a damsel in distress — humorous a woman who is in trouble and needs help Most of the female characters are stereotypical damsels in distress … English dictionary
distress — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense (BrE), severe, significant ▪ genuine, real … Collocations dictionary
damsel — A damsel was originally a young unmarried lady of noble birth, but soon after the introduction of the word from French it appears to have taken on the general meaning of ‘young woman’, ‘a country lass’. In French the word demoiselle was… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
