"vidette" meaning in English

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        "plural"
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      "expansion": "vidette (plural videttes)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "vedette"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1879, William F. Cody, The Life of Hon. William F. Cody:",
          "text": "I told him not to shoot, as I was a scout from Fort Hays; and then, calling the sergeant of the guard, I went up to the vidette of the post, who readily recognized me.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1911, Randall Parrish, Love Under Fire:",
          "text": "Convinced that this would prove to be either a cavalry vidette, or a Federal foraging party, it made me more anxious to get quickly down into the town, hopeful they might have a spare horse with them, and I pointed out the dust spirals to my companion.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Alternative form of vedette"
      ],
      "id": "en-vidette-en-noun-D4UARHua",
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          "vedette#English"
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  "word": "vidette"
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    {
      "form": "videttes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "vedette"
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          "ref": "1879, William F. Cody, The Life of Hon. William F. Cody:",
          "text": "I told him not to shoot, as I was a scout from Fort Hays; and then, calling the sergeant of the guard, I went up to the vidette of the post, who readily recognized me.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1911, Randall Parrish, Love Under Fire:",
          "text": "Convinced that this would prove to be either a cavalry vidette, or a Federal foraging party, it made me more anxious to get quickly down into the town, hopeful they might have a spare horse with them, and I pointed out the dust spirals to my companion.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of vedette"
      ],
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}