Grisette
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɹɪˈzɛt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Grisette is a noun meaning A (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals.
Meaning
A (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals.
More Meanings
- The grisette amanita (Amanita vaginata), an edible mushroom in the amanita family.
- A variety of low-alcohol beer that is light in body, with a noticeable tartness similar to other farmhouse ales.
Example Sentences
[…]Paris from afar sounded its fanfare of masked balls with the laugh of grisettes.
‘What a fuss is here, indeed, about a little grisette: why, one would think Beresford had carried off an heiress.’
The anticipations of the shopkeeper were realized, and his rooms soon became notorious through the charms of the sprightly grisette.
Oral accounts of those who remember the old grisettes say they were low-alcohol, light-bodied, saison-like golden ales of no great distinction.
Word Forms
- grisettes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grizette, grize, grise, guidette, gite, grist.
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