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1. (n.) soubrette
a maidservant or lady's maid in a play, opera, or the like, esp. one displaying coquetry, pertness, and a tendency to engage in intrigue.
2. soubrette
an actress playing such a role.
3. soubrette
any lively or pert young woman.
Etymology: (1745–55; < F: lady's maid < Oc soubreto, fem. of soubret affected, ult. < L superāre to be above)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) soubrette
a pert or flirtatious young girl
2. (noun) soubrette
a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy
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1. (noun) soubrette
a female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman
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