Where did the phrase "Belle of the ball" come from?

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Where did the phrase "Belle of the ball" come from?

2006-08-31 04:53:16 · 4 answers · asked by Elizabeth D 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore

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belle means beautiful...so it would be the most beautiful girl at the ball or dance

2006-08-31 04:56:11 · answer #1 · answered by nicole 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Its a reference to Southern Belles, the colloquial reference to Debutants which are the high-society southern women in proper society. This would mean the classiest most sophisticated and beautiful lady of the ball, or indeed the hostess who is the most enchanting woman at her own party.

2006-08-31 11:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by vashnok 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Belle means beauty in France.

2006-08-31 12:23:55 · answer #3 · answered by spidertiger440 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

the south

2006-09-03 15:51:12 · answer #4 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋