Definition of Grisette

1. n. A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry.

Definition of Grisette

1. a young French working-class girl [n -S]

Medical Definition of Grisette

1. A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grisette

Gris
grisaille
grisailles
grise
grised
Griselinia
Griselinia littoralis
Griselinia lucida
grisely
griseofulvin
griseofulvin
griseofulvins
griseous
grises
grisette (current term)
grisette (current term)
grisettes
griseus
grisgris
grising
griskin
griskins
grisled
grislier
grisliest
grisliness
grislinesses
grisly
grisly
Grisolle's sign

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