belle

plural belles

1. An attractive woman.

   In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.

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   Another style of necklace among these Papuan belles is to wear two, each hanging on one side of the neck and under the opposite arm, so as to cross each other.

   1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 255

2. datedA fellow gay man.
3. neologismA black femme lesbian.

plural Belles

1. A female given name from French.

   All the miniature Cinderellas, Belles, and Ariels who fill the streets every Halloween are essentially paying homage to characters that will slowly and inevitably chip away at their sense of worth in years to come.

   2018, Jen Kim, Love and…: Bad Boys, “The One” & Other Fun Ways to Sabotage Your Relationship, Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN

2. A surname from French

plural Belles

1. A female given name from English.