petite maîtressen.

Brit.

/pəˌtiːt meɪˈtrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛdi ˈmeɪtrəs/,

/pəˌti(t) ˈmeɪtrəs/

Inflections: Plural petites maîtresses.

Forms: 1700s– petite maitresse, 1800s petite maîtresse, 1800s petit maitresse (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French petite-maîtresse.

Etymology: < French petite-maîtresse (1695) < petite , feminine of petit (see petit adj.) + maîtresse mistress n., after petit-maître petit maître n. Compare earlier petit maître n.

Now rare.

A fashionable society woman, an élégante.In quot. 2002 perhaps: = petite amie n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > dandy > female

nicebeceturc1520

gallant?1550

nicebice1595

puppet1595

coxcomba1640

gimcrack1706

majac1770

moppet1782

petite maîtresse1790

dandizette1821

dudess1883

1790 G. Morris Let. 24 Jan. in G. Washington Papers (1996) Presidential Ser. V. 48 Your Table would have been in the Style of a petite Maitresse of this City [sc. Paris].

1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris xii. 260 A dashing petite maitresse of the French capital.

1823 W. Scott Peveril III. vii. 185 ‘You stand excused, Master Empson,’ said the petit maitresse, sinking gently back on the downy couch.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Mar. 4 This church sprang up in Baron Haussmann's reign... Because of its elegant snugness it is dear to the petite maîtresse.

2002 Hist. Today (Nexis) 1 Nov. 36 She consequently connived in the provision of a series of petites maitresses for the royal bed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petite maîtresse
释义	petite maîtressen. Brit. /pəˌtiːt meɪˈtrɛs/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛdi ˈmeɪtrəs/, /pəˌti(t) ˈmeɪtrəs/ Inflections: Plural petites maîtresses. Forms: 1700s– petite maitresse, 1800s petite maîtresse, 1800s petit maitresse (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French petite-maîtresse. Etymology: < French petite-maîtresse (1695) < petite , feminine of petit (see petit adj.) + maîtresse mistress n., after petit-maître petit maître n. Compare earlier petit maître n. Now rare. A fashionable society woman, an élégante.In quot. 2002 perhaps: = petite amie n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > dandy > female nicebeceturc1520 gallant?1550 nicebice1595 puppet1595 coxcomba1640 gimcrack1706 majac1770 moppet1782 petite maîtresse1790 dandizette1821 dudess1883 1790 G. Morris Let. 24 Jan. in G. Washington Papers (1996) Presidential Ser. V. 48 Your Table would have been in the Style of a petite Maitresse of this City [sc. Paris]. 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris xii. 260 A dashing petite maitresse of the French capital. 1823 W. Scott Peveril III. vii. 185 ‘You stand excused, Master Empson,’ said the petit maitresse, sinking gently back on the downy couch. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Mar. 4 This church sprang up in Baron Haussmann's reign... Because of its elegant snugness it is dear to the petite maîtresse. 2002 Hist. Today (Nexis) 1 Nov. 36 She consequently connived in the provision of a series of petites maitresses for the royal bed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790
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