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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

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