minionetten.

Brit.

/ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/, U.S.

/ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: minion n.¹, -ette suffix.

Etymology: < minion n.¹ + -ette suffix, probably after French mignonette (1740 in typography).

U.S. Typography.

A size of type larger than nonpareil and smaller than minion.Equivalent to the British emerald (approximately 6½ point).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > [noun] > height of type > names of type sizes

English1539

great primer1539

long primer1553

pica1553

brevier1598

nonpareil1656

pearl1656

small pica1657

minion1659

canon1683

small body1683

minim1706

paragon1706

bourgeois1755

diamond1778

ruby1778

Trafalgar1807

agate1831

minikinc1870

minionette1871

brilliant1875

gem1888

excelsior1902

1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 306/2 Minionette, a very small size of type, used chiefly in small ornamental borders.

1883 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 48/2 Another size omitted from the list, is Minionette, which is next above Nonpareil.

1894 Amer. Dict. Printing & Bookmaking 379/1 Minionette borders and quadrats have sometimes been cast in America. It is called emerald in England.

1970 R. K. Kent Lang. Journalism 88 Minionette..a size of type, approximately 6½ point.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† minionetteadj.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mignonnet.

Etymology: < French mignonnet (feminine mignonnette ; c1480 in Middle French) < mignon minion n.¹ and adj. + -et , diminutive suffix (compare -et suffix¹); compare -ette suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Small and pretty. Cf. mignon adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > delicate or dainty

finea1375

dely?c1400

delicate?a1425

minionate1496

minion1528

minion1529

gingerly1534

daintyc1540

minikin1545

daint1590

inconyc1592

minic1598

delicated1605

minical1668

finickingc1749

minionette1749

dinky1788

daintified1834

airy-fairy1837

mignon1837

minny1942

1749 H. Walpole Let. 18 May (1941) IX. 85 Last night at Vauxhall his minionette face seemed to be sent to languish with Lord Robert Bertie's.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	minionette
释义	minionetten. Brit. /ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/, U.S. /ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: minion n.¹, -ette suffix. Etymology: < minion n.¹ + -ette suffix, probably after French mignonette (1740 in typography). U.S. Typography. A size of type larger than nonpareil and smaller than minion.Equivalent to the British emerald (approximately 6½ point). ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > [noun] > height of type > names of type sizes English1539 great primer1539 long primer1553 pica1553 brevier1598 nonpareil1656 pearl1656 small pica1657 minion1659 canon1683 small body1683 minim1706 paragon1706 bourgeois1755 diamond1778 ruby1778 Trafalgar1807 agate1831 minikinc1870 minionette1871 brilliant1875 gem1888 excelsior1902 1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 306/2 Minionette, a very small size of type, used chiefly in small ornamental borders. 1883 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 48/2 Another size omitted from the list, is Minionette, which is next above Nonpareil. 1894 Amer. Dict. Printing & Bookmaking 379/1 Minionette borders and quadrats have sometimes been cast in America. It is called emerald in England. 1970 R. K. Kent Lang. Journalism 88 Minionette..a size of type, approximately 6½ point. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † minionetteadj. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mignonnet. Etymology: < French mignonnet (feminine mignonnette ; c1480 in Middle French) < mignon minion n.¹ and adj. + -et , diminutive suffix (compare -et suffix¹); compare -ette suffix. Obsolete. rare. Small and pretty. Cf. mignon adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > delicate or dainty finea1375 dely?c1400 delicate?a1425 minionate1496 minion1528 minion1529 gingerly1534 daintyc1540 minikin1545 daint1590 inconyc1592 minic1598 delicated1605 minical1668 finickingc1749 minionette1749 dinky1788 daintified1834 airy-fairy1837 mignon1837 minny1942 1749 H. Walpole Let. 18 May (1941) IX. 85 Last night at Vauxhall his minionette face seemed to be sent to languish with Lord Robert Bertie's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1871adj.1749
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