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minette

minette noun: the smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.

Noun

minette (plural minettes)

  1. (dated) The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.
    • The title page bears a minette portrait of the Duke being crowned by the hand of an ideal figure of Chicago, and below are the coat-of-arms and motto of the Duke's house.1893, Columbian Exposition Dedication Ceremonies Memorial
    • […] there were hundreds of other sizes of photographic prints ranging from a minette novelty to mammoth views.1981, Lou W. McCulloch, Card Photographs: A Guide to Their History and Value, page 161
  2. A mineral deposit consisting of iron ore of sedimentary origin, found in the south of Luxembourg and in Lorraine.
    • The minettes of Buell Mountain are felsic, and many contain ground-mass quartz.1977, Navajo Kimberlites and Minettes

Forms of minette

pluralminettes

Phrases with minette

Questions about minette

What does minette mean?
Minette means the smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.
What part of speech is minette?
Minette is a noun.
What is the plural of minette?
The plural of minette is minettes.

Words near minette in the dictionary

  1. minesweeping
  2. minesweepings
  3. minesweeps
  4. mineswept
  5. Minett
  6. minette
  7. minettes
  8. Minety
  9. minever
  10. minevers
  11. Minevich

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