grisette
/ɡɹɪˈzɛt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.22 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals.
noun
A variety of low-alcohol beer that is light in body, with a noticeable tartness similar to other farmhouse ales.
Example Sentences
- "‘What a fuss is here, indeed, about a little grisette: why, one would think Beresford had carried off an heiress.’"
- "The anticipations of the shopkeeper were realized, and his rooms soon became notorious through the charms of the sprightly grisette."
- "[…]Paris from afar sounded its fanfare of masked balls with the laugh of grisettes."
- "he enjoyed the immense luxury not only of lovemaking but also of sleeping and drowsing beside this gentle and composed and somewhat melancholy woman, who was not a fille de joie in the professional sense but more like a grisette."
- "Oral accounts of those who remember the old grisettes say they were low-alcohol, light-bodied, saison-like golden ales of no great distinction."
- "She talked animatedly, with her hands, and her excitement about something as boring as the differences between a saison and a grisette was contagious."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɡɹɪˈzɛt/