mignonne
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of mignonne
1550–60; < French, feminine of mignon mignon
Example Sentences
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"In your face, belle mignonne," said the Pole.
From A Son of the Immortals by Christy, Howard Chandler
No shadow of depression, no thought of all the mental agony he has been enduring, mars the brightness of her mignonne face.
From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
Afterwards when I was alone with him, he drew me, still violently weeping into his arms, kissed my wet eyes, and said only: 'Sois tranquille, ma mignonne.
From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul
The young man was thinking of a mignonne face as he had last seen it with quivering lips, trying to smile in response to his encouraging parting words.
From The Opened Shutters by Burnham, Clara Louise
Kitty was a very charming almoner, with her slight, graceful little figure and mignonne face set off by a great deal of brown fur and a dress of deep Indian red.
From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
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