Definition of Grisettes. Meaning of Grisettes. Synonyms of Grisettes

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Grisettes. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Grisettes and, of course, Grisettes synonyms and on the right images related to the word Grisettes.

Definition of Grisettes

Grisette
Grisette Gri*sette", n. [F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth, fr. gris gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore gray gowns made of this stuff. See Gars.] A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. --Sterne.

Meaning of Grisettes from wikipedia

- of the dusky grisettes who sold love as well as flowers on the streets of New Orleans. In 1730, Jonathan Swift was already using "grisette" in English...
- unlike those beers, which were prevalent among agricultural workers, grisettes were consumed primarily by miners. The name, which means "little grey...
- The word grisette may mean: Grisette (person), a working-class woman, originally French, or later, good-time girl Grisette (beer), a variety of beer from...
- Cancan section from the overture to Orphée aux enfers (1:46) Problems playing this file? See media help. The can-can (also spelled cancan as in the original...
- Amanita ****ta, commonly known as the grisette or the grisette amanita, is an edible mushroom in the fungus family Amanitaceae. The cap is gray or brownish...
- Grisette Mountain is a 2,620-metre (8,600 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Colin Range, which...
- Amanita fulva, commonly called the tawny grisette or the orange-brown ringless amanita, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Amanita. It is found frequently...
- gloiocephalus, commonly known as the big sheath mushroom, rose-gilled grisette, or stubble rosegill, is a species of mushroom in the family Pluteaceae...
- Clémentville, Las Rebès, La Chamberte, La Martelle, Montpellier-Village, Les Grisettes, Les Grèzes. Mosson : La Mosson, Celleneuve, La Paillade, les Hauts-de-M****ane...
- usually grey. This gave them the name of grisettes. "Gris" or grey also meant drunk, and the name "grisette" was also given to the lower class of Parisian...