Grisette

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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