grisette
- noun
- Archaic
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griseta
- In the 19th century, many workers wore clothes made from grisette because it was affordable.
Examples
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She admired the simple dress sewn from grisette displayed in the museum.
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The tailor used grisette for the work uniforms.
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The tailor used soft grisette to make aprons for the villagers.
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Many grisettes were sold at the market last week.
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In the 19th century, many workers wore clothes made from grisette because it was affordable.
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The tailor used soft grisette to make aprons for the villagers.
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She admired the simple dress sewn from grisette displayed in the museum.
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Morphology
grisette = gris + ette
Etymologically 'gris' (grey) + diminutive '-ette' yields a small/grey cloth; however 'gris' is not an English morpheme so learners may or may not recognise the relation.
Etymology
Grisette (fabric) comes from French gris 'gray' plus -ette meaning 'small', and it originally named a cheap, light gray cloth used for working clothes. That's why grisette refers to a simple, lightweight gray fabric.