damsel

noun6

1. •
   A young woman (of noble birth).
2. •
   A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).
3. •
   A young woman who is not married.
4. •
   An unmarried lady-in-waiting.
5. •
   A young, attractive woman.
6. •
   A chattering damsel (component of a mill).

   • The spout that conveys the grain from the hopper to the eye or centre of the upper millstone rests against the spindle, just at the damsel, and thus receives an alternate back and forward motion, […] — 1843