Pierrette

[ pee-uh-ret; French pye-ret ]

noun,plural Pi·er·rettes

[pee-uh-rets; French pye-ret]. /ˌpi əˈrɛts; French pyɛˈrɛt/. (sometimes lowercase)

the female counterpart of a Pierrot, usually accompanying him, as in an entertainment or masquerade.

Origin of Pierrette

First recorded in 1885–90

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Later, Pierrette posed on the cover of the French Playboy under the title “Madame Le Pen Nude.”
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Contrary to her employers, she displayed much sympathy and pity for their youthful cousin, Pierrette Lorrain.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
She exhibited the greatest kindness for Pierrette Lorrain, and nursed her tenderly in her last illness.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Then 'Encore' they both shouted as the Pierrette receded from the crimson lantern-light into obscurity.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
The gods of the Renaissance, in whom no one any longer believed, glided into the costumes of Harlequin and Pierrette.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther

And there fluttered out three strangely exquisite children, two frail, white satin Pierrots and a white satin Pierrette.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence

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