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collegienne

collegienne noun: a female college student.

Noun

collegienne (plural collegiennes)

  1. (dated) A female college student.
    • Young Mr. MacLeod had met Emily at a football game, when he was a collegian and she a collegienne.1912, Rupert Hughes, “The Last Fledgling”, in The Old Nest, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., section IV, page 54
    • Years later one of the inarticulate brats had come home as a collegian in a funny hat, and Mama had become Mater. This had lasted until one of the brattines came home as a collegienne with a swagger and a funny sweater.1917, Rupert Hughes, “Pop”, in In a Little Town, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers […], section I, page 44

Examples of collegienne in a sentence

  • The College Smoke Shop […] For Collegions^([sic]) and Collegiennes alike1920 October 26, The Bucknellian, volume XXIV, number 3, Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University, page three:
  • A hat that should appeal particularly to girls going away to school. […] A collegienne type at $7.50. —Collegienne Millinery Shop—Bullock’s Fifth Floor.1924 August 27, “Fashions En Route to School and College”, in The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif., part II, page 3:
  • An event of especial appeal to the collegienne1926 December 30, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 79, number 114, St. Louis, Mo., page 17:
  • Paul Elmquist, yell king, has decided, therefore, to let the collegiennes in on the secret and is conducting private classes for all the curious.1927 October 5, “Co-Eds Learn Rooting Secret: Told How Designs Are Formed at Games”, in The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif., part...

Forms of collegienne

pluralcollegiennes

Origin of collegienne

From French collégienne. Feminine form of collegian.

Questions about collegienne

What does collegienne mean?
Collegienne means a female college student.
How do you use collegienne in a sentence?
The College Smoke Shop […] For Collegions^([sic]) and Collegiennes alike
What part of speech is collegienne?
Collegienne is a noun.
What is the plural of collegienne?
The plural of collegienne is collegiennes.

Words near collegienne in the dictionary

  1. Collegiate Gothic
  2. Collegiate Peaks
  3. collegiately
  4. collegiateness
  5. collegiates
  6. collegienne
  7. collegiennes
  8. collegium
  9. collegiums
  10. collegue
  11. collegy

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