\Pu*celle"\, n. [F., fr. LL. pulicella, fr. L. pullus a
young animal. See {Pullet}.]
A maid; a virgin. [Written also {pucel}.] [Obs.]
      Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan. --B. Jonson.
{La Pucelle}, the Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc.