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grisette

[ gri-zet ]
/ grɪˈzɛt /

noun

a young French workingwoman.

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Origin of grisette

1690–1700; <French, equivalent to gris gray (see griseous) + -ette-ette; originally a cheap gray fabric, or dress made of such fabric, worn by young working women in the garment trade

OTHER WORDS FROM grisette

gri·set·tish, adjective

Words nearby grisette

Gris, grisaille, Griselda, griseofulvin, griseous, grisette, gris-gris, Grisham, Grishun, griskin, grisly
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British Dictionary definitions for grisette

grisette
/ (ɡrɪˈzɛt) /

noun

(esp formerly) a French working-class girl, esp a pretty or flirtatious one
an edible toadstool of the genus Amanita of broad-leaved and birch woods

Word Origin for grisette

C18: from French, from grisette grey fabric used for dresses, from gris grey
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