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grisette

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ɡɹɪˈzɛt/
  • rhymes with -ɛt

1

noun

Meaning 1

A (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The grisette amanita (Amanita vaginata), an edible mushroom in the amanita family.

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noun

Meaning 3

A variety of low-alcohol beer that is light in body, with a noticeable tartness similar to other farmhouse ales.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French grisette, from gris (“grey”) + -ette, named after the color of the fabric associated with low value or bad quality.