Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals;
- Example: "she was the belle of the ball"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
belle
n 1: a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of
several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "belle":
Miss America, bathing beauty, beau ideal, beaut, beauty,
beauty contest winner, beauty queen, bunny, charmer, cover girl,
dazzler, dream, enchantress, fine lady, grande dame, great beauty,
knockout, lady fair, looker, model, paragon, peach, pinup,
pinup girl, precieuse, pussycat, raving beauty, reigning beauty,
sex kitten, slick chick, stunner, toast
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Belle, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
Population (2000): 1259
Housing Units (2000): 647
Land area (2000): 0.712822 sq. miles (1.846200 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.073772 sq. miles (0.191068 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.786594 sq. miles (2.037268 sq. km)
FIPS code: 05836
Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location: 38.233853 N, 81.541606 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Belle, WV
Belle
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Belle, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 1344
Housing Units (2000): 652
Land area (2000): 1.265438 sq. miles (3.277468 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.265438 sq. miles (3.277468 sq. km)
FIPS code: 04150
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 38.285256 N, 91.721646 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 65013
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Belle, MO
Belle