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soubrettes

soubrettes is the plural of soubrette.

Meaning of soubrette

Noun

soubrette (plural soubrettes)

  1. A female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theatrical comedies.
    • At present I have only a soubrette's part, with an apron and pockets, and a ballad; but, as I said before, luck's all in this world, and I have every requisite for being lucky.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Success”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 77

Questions about soubrettes

What is soubrettes the plural of?
Soubrettes is the plural of soubrette.

Words near soubrettes in the dictionary

  1. soubise
  2. soubises
  3. soubresaut
  4. soubresauts
  5. soubrette
  6. soubrettes
  7. soubrettish
  8. soubriquet
  9. soubriquets
  10. soucar
  11. soucars

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