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gamine
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ga·mine  (g-mn, gmn)
n.
1. An often homeless girl who roams about the streets; an urchin.
2. A girl or woman of impish appeal.
[French, feminine of gamin, gamin.]
ga·mine adj.
gamine [ˈgæmiːn (French) gamin]
n
a.  a slim and boyish girl or young woman; an elfish tomboy
b.  (as modifier) a gamine style of haircut
[from French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gamine - a homeless girl who roams the streets
guttersnipe, street urchin - a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
2.gamine - a girl of impish appeal
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
Translations
gamine [gæˈmiːn]
A. N muchacha delgada y con aspecto de chico
B. CPD gamine haircut N → corte m a la garçon
gamine [gæˈmiːn]
adj (= boyish) → de garçonne
n (= woman) → garçonne f
gamine
adj → jungenhaft, knabenhaft


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Viewed through the scrim, the corps de ballet enlivens every cliche of Parisian life--gamins and gamines, bicyclists, gendarmes, ladies of fashion, and even Degas ballerinas-and its upbeat pace takes its cue from Gershwin's delicious score.
New York City Ballet by Thom, Rose Anne / Dance Magazine
In the role, Bussiere succeeds in stepping away from the gamines she often plays, while Manojilovic (the happily corrupt black marketeer of Emir Kusturica's Underground), comes through like many of Pool's morose and opaque male characters.
Lea Pool: no frontiers by Alioff, Maurie / Take One
Loose-jointed gamines in wacky hats and midi skirts sashay; bereted chaps in overalls cartwheel; everybody saunters in syncopation, like a New Orleans jazz funeral promenade.
Eliot Feld Ballet Company by Solomons, Gus / Dance Magazine
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