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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024min•au•dière (mē′nō dyâr′; Fr. mē nō dyer′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dieres (-dyârz′; Fr. -dyer′).USA pronunciation - Clothinga small, sometimes jeweled case for a woman's cosmetics or other personal objects, often carried as a handbag.
Also, min′au•diere′. - Breton min muzzle) + -ier -ier2
- French minaudière origin, originally, coquette, person with affected manners, noun, nominal use of feminine of minaudier affected, equivalent. to minaud(er) to have an affected manner (verb, verbal derivative, with -aud adjective, adjectival suffix (see ribald), of mine facial expression, probably
- 1935–40 (earlier in sense "coquette'')
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