grisette

American  

[gri-zet] / grɪˈzɛt /

noun

1. a young French workingwoman.

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grisette British  

/ ɡrɪˈzɛt /

noun

1. (esp formerly) a French working-class girl, esp a pretty or flirtatious one

2. an edible toadstool of the genus Amanita of broad-leaved and birch woods

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Other Word Forms

• grisettish adjective

Etymology

Origin of grisette

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

Example Sentences

Sure, beer lovers might expect to find Great Lakes’ perennially popular Christmas Ale in a set like this, but it’s the other additions, such as Oxbow’s Surf Breeze, an easy-sipping grisette with seasonal cranberries, that surprise.

From Washington Post

The brewery has also used Navajo tea in a limited-edition grisette beer, with plans to incorporate more indigenous ingredients in new brews.

From New York Times

Tuning down their brews shifted Dogfish Head‘s source of inspiration, too, from American hop fields to the European grain belt. “We wanted something really malt-forward but super refreshing,” Mr. Calagione said of Dogfish Head’s latest light beer, Grisette About It!

From The Wall Street Journal

The brewers chose grisette, an old-timey French wheat-beer style.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Columbia farm-brewery Manor Hill has been getting attention for its fruity IPAs and traditional farmhouse ales, like the knockout Grisette.

From Washington Post