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debutante Definition

debu·tante (debyo̵̅o̅ tänt′, -tant′; also deb′yo̵̅o̅ tänt, -tant)

noun

a girl or woman making a debut, esp. into society

Etymology: < Fr, fem. of debutant

debutante Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • evening: All the way from the US of A Juliette was our first debutante of the evening.
  • night: Chris came to watch last week and decided to be the second debutante of the night.

Possessives

  • season: Back to Food and Drink The elegant Vellore Restaurant was formerly the ballroom, and host to the season's sparkling debutantes!

Adjective modifier

  • first: All the way from the US of A Juliette was our first debutante of the evening.
  • second: All the way from Peterborough for their only Scottish gig, Jan & Neil were our second debutantes of the evening.
  • last: With the last debutante daytime presentation occurring in 1958, the displays celebrate a lost era of grand court occasions.
  • young: But it was inevitable that the beautiful young debutante should attract attention from the eligible young men of the Court.
  • only: The only post-break debutante, Stevie Parker had traveled up from England for a couple of gigs in Edinburgh.
  • beautiful: Edwina Sheffield is considered the most beautiful debutante of the current season.

Modifies a noun

  • ball: A 5'8 " LA blond, she attended the best private schools and debutante balls.
  • tonight: David Ferrard ( from USA ) was our 2nd debutante tonight.
  • director: Debutante director Sanjay F. Gupta is one of the whiz-kids of Indian cinema today.
  • dance: While I was at Mons however, I was obtaining my first taste of the London Season for debutante dances.
  • year: The men go to the University; the girls to the activities of their debutante year.

Noun used with modifier

  • sand: First, let us check how well all sand debutantes perform to get a baseline.
  • late-season: The ability of trainers to win with a late-season debutante varies widely.

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