petite
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4.4
- noun
- /pəˈtiːt/
:
talla pequeña
- Every one of them I've met is petite, blond, and married.
Examples
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Find someone young and petite.
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We would hold up clothes and ask each other which arm the petite outfit would look good on.
Fiction book (2000) -
Enter from left center a petite woman, dressed in a dark suit and low heels.
Fiction book (2001) -
Nicole and I had always had fun going into the petite department of our favorite store in the mall.
Fiction book (2000) -
Carrie was built much the same as Mandy, petite of height but just a shade slimmer.
Fiction book (1991) -
An attractive young Japanese woman, petite and silent, was stirring steaming vegetables in an electric wok.
Fiction book (2001) -
There's a woman, too, blonde, petite with a ponytail, wearing a tweed blazer.
Fiction book (1998) -
Pontifax shook her hand without pause, but Artus stood astounded by the petite beauty before him.
Fiction book (1992) -
The boutique has a special section for petite sizes that cater to shorter women.
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She always struggled to find dresses that fit her petite frame perfectly.
Synonyms
2
1.1
A clothing size for people who are not large
Antonyms
Compounds
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
The clothing term petite comes from French petit 'small', so on labels petite means the item is made for women who are shorter or more slender. That's why the petite section helps people find clothes that fit a smaller size.