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单词 midinette
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mid•i•nette  (mid′n et; Fr. mē dē net),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nettes 
    (-nets; Fr. -net).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Termsa young Parisian saleswoman or seamstress.
  • French, blend of, blended midi noon and dînette light meal (see dinner, -ette); hence, one who has time for only a light meal at noon, with play on -ette as a feminine personal suffix, as in grisette grisette
  • 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
midinette /ˌmɪdɪˈnɛt; French: midinɛt/ n ( pl -nettes / -ˈnɛts French: -nɛt/)
  1. a Parisian seamstress or salesgirl in a clothes shop
Etymology: 20th Century: from French, from midi noon + dinette light meal, since the girls had time for no more than a snack at midday
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