nounWord forms: plural-rettes (-ˈrets, French -ˈʀet)(sometimes l.c.)
the female counterpart of a Pierrot, usually accompanying him, as in an entertainment or masquerade
Word origin
[1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, reactor, seminar, toner, twofer