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Grisette

Grisette

a french girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry.

Origin: 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.


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