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Definition of Grisette

Grisette
Grisette Gri*sette", n. [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.] A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. --Sterne.

Meaning of Grisette from wikipedia

- The word grisette (sometimes spelled grizette) has referred to a French working-class woman from the late 17th century and remained in common use through...
- The word grisette may mean: Grisette (person), a working-class woman, originally French, or later, good-time girl Grisette (beer), a variety of beer from...
- A grisette is a variety of beer originating from the mining regions along the border of France and Belgium. It is a close relative of other farmhouse ales...
- Cancan section from the overture to Orphée aux enfers (1:46) Problems playing this file? See media help. The can-can (also spelled cancan as in the original...
- named Jean Valjean, who could accomplish it. Years earlier in Paris, a grisette named Fantine was very much in love with Félix Tholomyès. His friends,...
- Amanita fulva, commonly called the tawny grisette or the orange-brown ringless amanita, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Amanita. It is found frequently...
- prostitute. They stood between the kept women (courtesans) and the grisettes. A grisette had other employment and worked part-time as a prostitute whereas...
- gloiocephalus, commonly known as the big sheath mushroom, rose-gilled grisette, or stubble rosegill, is a species of mushroom in the family Pluteaceae...
- usually grey. This gave them the name of grisettes. "Gris" or grey also meant drunk, and the name "grisette" was also given to the lower class of Parisian...
- possibly death. Edible species of Amanita include Amanita fulva, A. ****ta (grisette), A. calyptrata (coccoli), A. crocea, A. rubescens (blusher), A. caesarea...