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mignons

mignons is the plural of mignon.

Meaning of mignon

Noun

mignon (plural mignons)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
    • “I wish the blow he dealt to that fine essenced mignon had beat his brains out.”1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 264
  2. (historical) One of the court favourites of Henry III of France.
    • When the mignons, barefoot and clad in sacks with holes for their heads and feet, marched with Henry in a penitential procession, lashing their backs, one wit opined that they should have aimed their blows lower.2003, Louis Crompton, Homosexuality and Civilization, Harvard, published 2003, page 330

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Phrases with mignons

Questions about mignons

What is mignons the plural of?
Mignons is the plural of mignon.

Words near mignons in the dictionary

  1. mignonette sauce
  2. mignonette sauces
  3. mignonettes
  4. mignonnette
  5. mignonnettes
  6. mignons
  7. migod
  8. migradollar
  9. migradollars
  10. migraine
  11. migraine headache

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