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midinette
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Midinette
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mid·i·nette
/
ˌmɪd
nˈɛt;
French
mi
diˈnɛt
/
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[
mid-n-
et
;
French
mee-dee-
net
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
mid·i·nettes
/
ˌmɪd
nˈɛts
;
French
mi
diˈnɛt
/
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[
mid-n-
ets
;
French
mee-dee-
net
]
Show IPA
.
a young Parisian saleswoman or seamstress.
Origin:
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
grisette
grisette
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midinette
(ˌmɪdɪˈnɛt,
French
midinɛt)
—
n
,
pl
-nettes
a Parisian seamstress or salesgirl in a clothes shop
[C20: from French, from
midi
noon +
dinette
light meal, since the girls had time for no more than a snack at midday]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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