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Definition of Soubrette
1. Noun. A pert or flirtatious young girl.
2. Noun. A minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy.
Definition of Soubrette
1. n. A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman.
Definition of Soubrette
1. Noun. A female servant or attendant, especially as mischievous or cheeky, often featuring in theatrical comedies ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soubrette
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Soubrette
1. A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Soubrette
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Playwriting: Being a Practical Treatise on the Elements of by Alfred Hennequin (1890)
"The soubrette. — The term soubrette, originally applied to the intriguing ...
The favorite part for the soubrette is still that of the chambermaid, ..."
2. The Art of Playwriting: Being a Practical Treatise on the Elements of by Alfred Hennequin (1890)
"The soubrette. — The term soubrette, originally applied to the intriguing ...
The favorite part for the soubrette is still that of the chambermaid, ..."
3. Footlight Flashes by William Pleater Davidge (1866)
"has begotten, the soubrette joins a small knot of ladies who are seated in the
green-room, busily occupied in manufacturing indefinite looking arrangements ..."
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