Pierrette
noun
the female counterpart of a Pierrot, usually accompanying him, as in an entertainment or masquerade.
Pierrettes
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pluralof Pierrette.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Overcome with sudden superstitious fear, Pierrots and Pierrettes, drummer and trumpeters turned and fled in every direction.
From The Elusive Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
It seemed unlikely to be an amusing affair, so she and Lily went in the most ordinary of their fancy dresses as masked Pierrettes.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by Compton MacKenzie
Carmens an' Father Timeses, Pierrots an' Pierrettes, Pompadours an' Apaches was gyrating to the soft strains of the orchestra, who perspired at the piano in his shirt-sleeves.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 by Various
Pretty little Pierrettes in frills and pointed caps are more attractive to the cheap purchaser than ugly souls writhing in torment; and really they are quite as artistic.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
Three little Pierrettes scampered through the crowd, pelting right and left with confetti and balloons, and two stalwart monks and a thin Hamlet pursued them, keeping up the bombardment amid a great combustion of balloons.
From The Fortieth Door by Mary Hastings Bradley
