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▪ I. minionette, n. U.S. Printing.|mɪnjəˈnɛt| [f. minion n.1 + -ette.] (See quot.)
1871Ringwalt's Amer. Encycl. Printing, Minionette, a very small size of type, used chiefly in small ornamental borders. ▪ II. † minioˈnette, a. Obs. rare—1. [ad. F. mignonnette fem. adj., after minion a.] Small and pretty.
1749H. Walpole Lett. (1857) II. 163 His minionette face. |