GRISETTE

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‖Gri‐sette″ (?), n. [[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.