单词 | minaudière |
释义 | minaudièren.ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected delicacy > person > woman simper-de-cocketa1529 précieuse1667 minaudière1716 1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 21 Nov. (1965) I. 282 The Saxon Ladys..are very genteely dress'd after the French and English modes,..but the most determin'd Minaudieres in the whole world. They would think it a mortal sin against good breeding if they either spoke or mov'd in a natural manner. 1818 Lady Morgan Florence Macarthy III. ii. 93 She struck me to be a mere minaudiere! 1865 Voltaire in T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. viii. 609 A beautiful gillflirt of the Court, minaudière. 2. A small, decorative handbag without handles or a strap, typically an accessory for women's formal wear; a clutch bag. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > sets and containers for dressing box1607 toileta1684 dressing case1778 service1851 toiletry1892 powder bowl1894 vanity bag1907 vanity-box1911 powder compact1920 compact1921 vanity set1930 flapjack1934 minaudière1940 1940 Shopping News (Springfield, Mass.) 15 May Rectangular in shape, the minaudiere opens to disclose a good size mirror; there are also five lidded compartments—for powder, rouge, and eye shadow, money, keys, cigarette lighter and tortoise-shell comb. 1957 Punch 18 Dec. 728/3 Parisian tailors have been trying..to persuade their [male] clients to forgo pockets altogether and carry a minaudière. 1967 N.Y. Times 22 June 43 I found that my regular minaudière was terribly small and I always had to stuff things in my pocket. 1986 New Yorker 17 Nov. 106/2 Ever contemplative, the quixotic Judith Leiber continues her quest for the perfect minaudière. Last year, we reported that gold Buddhas had replaced bejewelled cats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1716 |
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