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pe⋅tite
[puh-teet] 
–adjective
| 1. | (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive. |
–noun
| 2. | a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures. |
| 3. | a garment in such a size: The petites are on that rack. |
| 4. | a woman or girl who wears clothing of such a size. |
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| pe·tite (pə-tēt') adj. Small, slender, and trim. Used of a girl or woman. See Synonyms at small. n. A clothing size for short slender women. [French, feminine of petit; see petit.] pe·tite'ness n. |
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Petite
Pe*tite"\, a. [F., fem. of petit.] Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : petite
Spanish:
chiquita, menuda,
German:
adrett,
Japanese:
小柄な
petite
1712, "little," in Fr. phrases taken into Eng., from Fr. petite, fem. of petit "little," from O.Fr. (see petit). As a size in women's clothing, attested from 1929.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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