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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Origin of midinette

1905–10; <French, blend of midi noon and dînette light meal (see dinner, -ette); hence, one who has time for only a light meal at noon, with play on -ette as a feminine personal suffix, as in grisettegrisette

Words nearby midinette

midheaven, mid-heavyweight, midi, Midian, Midianite, midinette, Midi-Pyrénées, midiron, midiskirt, midi system, midland

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How to use midinette in a sentence

As a whole the midinette class is badly fed and therefore delicate and too often a prey to consumption.
France|Gordon Cochrane Home
Desnoyers knew all about his relations (so far honorable) with a midinette from the rue Taitbout.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Vicente Blasco Ibanez
All Paris is laughing over the sangfroid of a young married midinette on the occasion of an air raid on Paris.
Funny Stories Told By The Soldiers|Carleton B. Case
Then we chatted discreetly with a Paris midinette at the gate of the farm.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider|W. H. L. Watson

The solo is Massenet, simon-pure Massenet, the idol of the Paris midinette.
The Merry-Go-Round|Carl Van Vechten

British Dictionary definitions for midinette

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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