Noirette
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A black-haired person, especially a woman. rare
"For a time I was with a Noirette from North Africa, rebellious and intemperate, her frizzy hair shooting out as if her head had exploded in one of those stop-action photographs taken at a thousandth."
- 1 Especially of a woman: black-haired. not-comparable, rare
"And now, in the moment I should have focused on you, I found myself recalling the night I chased a pale blonde down an alley, as she complained to her voluptuous, noirette friend what a cheapskate I was."
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More examples"For a time I was with a Noirette from North Africa, rebellious and intemperate, her frizzy hair shooting out as if her head had exploded in one of those stop-action photographs taken at a thousandth."
Etymology
From French noir (“black”) + -ette, after brunette. Compare French and Middle French noirette.
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