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Webster 1913 Edition


Grisette

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Gri-sette′

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Noun.
[F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth, fr.
gris
gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore gray gowns made of this stuff. See
Gars
.]
A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry.
Sterne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Grisette

GRISETTE

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Noun.
griset'. A tradesman's wife or daughter. [Not used.]