"minaudière" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɪnəʊˈdjɛː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌminoʊˈdjɝ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-minaudière.wav Forms: minaudières [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French minaudière (“coquettish woman; type of bag”), from minauder (“to simper”) + -ière (feminine form of -ier). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|minaudière||coquettish woman; type of bag}} French minaudière (“coquettish woman; type of bag”), {{glossary|gender|feminine}} feminine Head templates: {{en-noun}} minaudière (plural minaudières)
  1. (obsolete) A woman who is exaggeratedly affected or coquettish. Tags: obsolete Translations (woman who is exaggeratedly affected or coquettish): minaudière [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-minaudière-en-noun-TgXuQfjn Disambiguation of 'woman who is exaggeratedly affected or coquettish': 94 6
  2. A type of formal, decorative women's clutch bag without handles or a strap. Categories (topical): Bags, Fashion, Female Translations (type of formal, decorative women's clutch bag): minaudière [feminine] (French), minaudière (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-minaudière-en-noun-tQLHWnSP Disambiguation of Bags: 31 69 Disambiguation of Fashion: 38 62 Disambiguation of Female: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 59 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 61 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of "type of formal, decorative women's clutch bag": 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: minauderie (english: affectation)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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