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midinette definition

midi·nette (mid′'n et′; Fr mē dē net′)

noun

a young Parisian shopgirl, esp. one who works in a dress shop

Etymology: Fr, blend of midi, midday + dinette, a little lunch < diner, to dine + -ette, dim. suffix: in allusion to their customary light lunch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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