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Definition of Petite
1. Adjective. Very small. "The flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
Similar to: Little, Small
Derivative terms: Diminutive, Diminutiveness, Lilliputian, Petiteness, Tininess
2. Noun. A garment size for short or slender women.
Definition of Petite
1. a. Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.
Definition of Petite
1. Adjective. Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build. ¹
2. Adjective. Of women's clothing: of small size. ¹
3. Adjective. Small, little; insignificant; petty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Petite
1. a clothing size for short women [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petite
Literary usage of Petite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The "petite Église." [isoi resistance was made; and Le Coz, the President of the
Council, with Grégoire and a few other bishops, protested against the ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"But Louis XV. was then under the influence of Madame de Mailly, who carefully
prevented any further intimacy with " la petite ..."
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