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midinette
[ mid-n-et; French mee-dee-net ]
/ ˌmɪd nˈɛt; French mi diˈnɛt /
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noun, plural mid·i·nettes [mid-n-ets; French mee-dee-net]. /ˌmɪd nˈɛts; French mi diˈnɛt/.
a young Parisian saleswoman or seamstress.
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midinette
/ (ˌmɪdɪˈnɛt, French midinɛt) /
noun plural -nettes (-ˈnɛts, French -nɛt)
a Parisian seamstress or salesgirl in a clothes shop
Word Origin for midinette
C20: from French, from midi noon + dinette light meal, since the girls had time for no more than a snack at midday
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