grisette

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French grisette, from gris (“grey”) +‎ -ette, named after the color of the fabric associated with low value or bad quality. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɹɪˈzɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === grisette (plural grisettes) A (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals. Alternative form: grizette The grisette amanita (Amanita vaginata), an edible mushroom in the amanita family. A variety of low-alcohol beer that is light in body, with a noticeable tartness similar to other farmhouse ales. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Grisette (person) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Amanita vaginata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Grisette (beer) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === tergites == French == === Etymology === From gris (“grey”) +‎ -ette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁi.zɛt/ === Noun === grisette f (plural grisettes) (obsolete) A cheap grey fabric. grisette (working class woman) grisette (mushroom) Synonym: amanite vaginée skipper (butterfly in the family Hesperiidae) Gafrarium pectinatum, an edible Venus clam of the Pacific. A type of bonbon made from honey and licorice. ==== Descendants ==== → English: grisette, grizette → German: Grisette === Further reading === “grisette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Grisette (femme) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr Grisette (papillon) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr