"grisette" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɪˈzɛt/ [UK] Forms: grisettes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Borrowed from French grisette, from gris (“grey”) + -ette, named after the color of the fabric associated with low value or bad quality. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|grisette}} French grisette, {{affix|fr|gris|-ette|gloss1=grey|nocat=1}} gris (“grey”) + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} grisette (plural grisettes)
  1. A (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals. Categories (topical): Beer Categories (lifeform): Euagarics
    Sense id: en-grisette-en-noun-56ykeSx7 Disambiguation of Beer: 42 23 36 Disambiguation of Euagarics: 53 32 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 30 16
  2. The grisette amanita (Amanita vaginata), an edible mushroom in the amanita family. Categories (topical): Beer, People
    Sense id: en-grisette-en-noun-Vp-Dp04T Disambiguation of Beer: 42 23 36 Disambiguation of People: 12 85 3
  3. A variety of low-alcohol beer that is light in body, with a noticeable tartness similar to other farmhouse ales. Categories (topical): Beer
    Sense id: en-grisette-en-noun-C6qTyxEK Disambiguation of Beer: 42 23 36

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