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Definition of Midinette
1. Noun. A Parisian salesgirl.
Definition of Midinette
1. Noun. A female salesperson, a shopgirl, especially in Paris; a vacuous but fashionable young woman. ¹
2. Noun. A type of miniature climbing rose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Midinette
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Midinette
Literary usage of Midinette
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. France from Within by Claire Pratz (1912)
"VIII THE 'midinette ... [The nickname ' midinette' comes from the word «?/,//,
or midday. As all working girls are freed from their ateliers or workrooms ..."
2. The Bookman (1910)
"We doubt that this word midinette will be familiar to most of our readers. ...
Six years ago Paris was wild over this name for its working girls—midinette, ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1920)
"Our sympathy is all with her and her hero, and with Piquette, that vivid little
midinette, who dared so much to gain nothing at all. ..."
4. The New York Times Current History (1915)
"The little midinette thrown out of employment, the shopkeeper faced with ruin,
the artist reduced to actual want—they also are in the fighting line, ..."
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