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grisette - n., a young workingclass Frenchwoman.
With connotations of, as an older dictionary puts it, "being fond of gallantry" -- or more specifically, of engaging in part-time prostitution. From French for a cheap unbleached grey fabric worn by women in the garment trade in the 17th century, from gris, grey.
---L.
With connotations of, as an older dictionary puts it, "being fond of gallantry" -- or more specifically, of engaging in part-time prostitution. From French for a cheap unbleached grey fabric worn by women in the garment trade in the 17th century, from gris, grey.
---L.
