Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Short and slender. Used of a girl or woman.
- adjective Small in size or scope; tiny: synonym: small.
- noun A clothing size for short, slender women.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Little; of small size; tiny.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of a woman: fairly short and of
slim build . - adjective Of women's clothing: of small size.
- adjective Small, little;
insignificant ;petty .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a garment size for short or slender women
- adjective very small
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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– In 1638 they opened what they called the petite écoles, in which Lancelot,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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My heart and other organs belong to a certain petite, disturbing hottie with a penchant for road rage and telling outlandish stories about our supposed personal life.
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My heart and other organs belong to a certain petite, disturbing hottie with a penchant for road rage and telling outlandish stories about our supposed personal life.
Archive 2009-09-27 Tyler 2009
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special k 2008
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She was old and feeble, small and thin -- that's why everyone called her petite maman -- but once she knew what she ought to do, then her spirit overpowered the weakness of her wizened body.
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906
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When I go to steakhouses here in Madison, I always order the smallest size -- "petite" -- and it's 6 ounces.
<a href="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2007/01/nutritionism-ideology-that-has.html" title="Nutritionism, the ideology that has replaced food Ann Althouse 2007
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When I go to steakhouses here in Madison, I always order the smallest size -- "petite" -- and it's 6 ounces.
Archive 2007-01-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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She had never regretted it for one hour, never swerved from the conviction that she and Michael were a perfect match -- he, tall, stalwart, black-haired and strong; she "petite" -- she loved the
Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892
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Paperback petite is due to hit the shops in February 2009, so why it’s already on Amazon, I’m not entirely sure.
cover up 2008
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