petite

petite
adjective /pəˈtiːt/
a) Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build.

The Earth, the Sun, and Stars, what things are they in nature? are they petite things not worth our notice, or grand and worthy of consideration?

b) Of womens clothing: of small size.

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  • petite — 1712, little, in French phrases taken into English, from Fr. petite, fem. of petit little (see PETIT (Cf. petit)). As a size in women s clothing, attested from 1929 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Petite — Pe*tite , a. [F., fem. of petit.] Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Petite Sœur — (Zusje) est un film néerlandais sorti en 1995. Il a gagné le Gouden Kalf (Veau d or) du Nederlands film festival dans la catégorie meilleur film. Portail du cinéma Catégories : F …   Wikipédia en Français

  • petite — petite. См. петит. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Petite — Petite, Schriftgattung, s. Petit 2) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • petite — *small, little, diminutive, wee, tiny, teeny, weeny, minute, microscopic, miniature …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • petite — meaning ‘attractively small’ (usually with reference to a woman), is now usually spelt in roman type as a naturalized word …   Modern English usage

  • petite — [adj] small baby, bantam, dainty, delicate, diminutive, elfin, little, miniature, minikin*, slight, smallish, tiny, wee*; concepts 773,779,789 Ant. extra large, huge, tall …   New thesaurus

  • petite — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a woman) attractively small and dainty. ORIGIN French, feminine of petit small …   English terms dictionary

  • petite — [pə tēt′] adj. [Fr, fem. of petit] small and trim in figure: said of a woman SYN. SMALL petiteness n …   English World dictionary

  • petite — ● petit, petite adjectif (bas latin pittitus, du radical pitt exprimant la petitesse) Qui a des dimensions moindres que la taille, les dimensions moyennes : Un petit cheval. Qui n a pas encore achevé sa croissance : Tu es trop petit pour… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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