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Webster 1913 Edition
Vedette
Ve-dette′
,Noun.
[F.
vedette
, It. vedetta
, for veletta
(influenced by vedere
to see, L. videre
), from It. veglia
watch, L. vigilia
. See Vigil
.] A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.