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midinette

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midinette [ˌmɪdɪˈnɛt (French) midinɛt]
n pl -nettes [-ˈnɛts (French) -nɛt]
a Parisian seamstress or salesgirl in a clothes shop
[from French, from midi noon + dinette light meal, since the girls had time for no more than a snack at midday]
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Noun1.midinette - a Parisian salesgirlmidinette - a Parisian salesgirl                
salesgirl, saleslady, saleswoman - a woman salesperson


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com Location of Plants: Veikkola, Finland; Lieksa, Finland Products: Feminine sanitary napkins (normal, ultrathin, with and without wings), pantyliners (normal and ultrathin), light incontinence products Brand Names: Vuokkoset, Mimi, Midinette, private label Drammock International Tower House Westfield Industrial Estate Kirk Lane, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7LX U.
A well-fed cat presides on an armchair as a midinette kneels in quarter-profile (one of Boucher's favourite poses) whilst she unpacks her wares for a lady of fashion who, with a meditative pout, scrutinises a strip of fabric.
com Location of Plants: Veikkola, Finland; Lieksa, Finland Products: Feminine sanitary napkins (normal, ultrathin, with and without wings), pantyliners (normal and ultrathin), light incontinence products Brand Names: Vuokkoset, Mimi, Midinette, private label Drammock International Tower House Westfield Industrial Estate Kirk Lane, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7LX U.
 
 
 
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