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| sou·brette [ soo brét ] (plural sou·brettes) |
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1. maidservant in comedy: a pretty, flirtatious woman's role in a comedy, especially one in which she plays a lady's maid involved in romantic intrigues
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2. actor playing soubrette: an actor who often plays soubrettes
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3. dismissive term: a dismissive term for a young woman whose behavior is interpreted as flirtatious
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| [Mid-18th century. < French, "lady's maid" < Provençal soubreto "coy" < Latin superare "surpass" < super "above"] |
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