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be belle
noun
An attractive woman.
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I was selfish for denying her the opportunity to be belle of the ball, at least in her fantasies.
Likewise, if I claim to be Belle this will be accepted as proof by those who want to believe its me, and taken as a denial by those who favour rival theories.
It seems that the self-professed London call girl Guardian blog awards winner won't be Belle of the ball at her book launch, though: she came out of blogging retirement to declare to readers that, in order to preserve her anonymity: "I've not even been invited to my own release party!" Newsblog, of course, will be in there Belle-spotting just in case she changes her mind.
I really do want to know what Disney princess I could be (Belle, of course, because she loves books) or my rock star name (Sage Volt, apparently).
My oldest child wanted to be Belle from Beauty and The Beast, dress, shoes and all.
Though De Ravin will not be Belle in the ABC pilot, Scottish actor-singer Campbell to be Shiro, a beastly bodyguard who bonds with the yet-to-be-cast princess named Grace (i.e. the Belle), TVLine exclusively reported.
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Tenzing is a Cinderella who has shown them that they, too, can be belles.
Were Belle and Sebastian going electro?
It is "Belle de Jour," not "Belle du Jour".
Was Belle Boyd a heroine or a clever charlatan?
She pretends that she thought it was Belle's idea.
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