Definition of debutante
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After the debutantes are escorted by their fathers and curtsey to their mothers and the crowd, the jeunes messieurs accompany them to the stage.
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She will be honored at a holiday party with three other debutantes.
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To close out the five-run lead in the ninth, Molitor called on major league debutante Trevor Hildenberger.
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In time, as photographic interns generally do, Tony was taking pictures himself, of debutantes and other minor social eminences for Tatler, Picture Post, and The Sketch.
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His childhood during the late 1940s and early 1950s was steeped in the old Baltimore society of cotillions and debutantes.
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In a direct listing, underwriters — who pitch prospective investors on shares in the market debutante and compile the order books for the stock — are not strictly necessary.
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In 1935, the 17-year-old debutante was presented to the court of King George.
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There is something distinctly Southern about debutante balls—and especially the debutante herself.
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Origin and Etymology of debutante
French débutante, feminine of débutant —see debutant
DEBUTANTE Defined for English Language Learners
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: a young upper-class woman who has begun going to special parties where she will meet and be seen by other people from the upper class
DEBUTANTE Defined for Kids
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: a young woman making her debut
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