Meaning of lioncelle | Babel Free

Definitions

Treated as feminine and applied figuratively to a woman; a lioness.

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“[…] he would no more have⟳ thought of asking a young innocent girl to cast⟳ in her lot with him for better or for worse, than he would have⟳ sat down to play⟳ piquet with a boy who could not count⟳ the points of the game. Neither did the taming of a lioncelle tempt him a whit.”

“You could pretend⟳ that Guenever was a sort⟳ of man-eating lioncelle herself, or that she was one of those selfish women who insist on ruling everywhere. […] People who have⟳ been digested by a man-eating lioncelle tend⟳ to become⟳ nonentities—to live⟳ no life except within the vitals of the devourer.”

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