___ Moines (3 letters)

{ Answer }

DES

{ Related Clues }

__ Moines
___ Plaines
___ Arc, Ark.
French preposition
___ Moines, Iowa
___ Plaines, Ill.
Plaines or Moines
___ Plaines River
Since, in Savoie
Composer Josquin ___ Prés
"Der Ring ___ Nibelungen"
Flemish composer ___ Pres
Irish golfer Smyth
Manon's lover ___ Grieux
Paris's Parc ___ Princes
Paris's Pont ___ Arts
___ Prés, Flemish composer
Synthetic estrogen, for short
TV host O'Connor
Josquin ___ Prés, Flemish composer
___ Peres (St. Louis suburb)
Prefix in some French surnames

{ Tags }

arc, ark, arts, beaux, composer, des, ecole, flemish, french, ill, iowa, josquin, louis, moines, pariss, peres, plaines, pres, river, st, suburb

{ Notes }

The answer DES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.

{ Definition }

DES as a noun:

1. (diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES) = a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

2. (diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilbesterol) = synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy

DE as a noun:

1. (Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE) = a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies