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The steady parade of debutantes in towering hats offers a reminder that horse racing remains a bit outside of time, a world unto itself.
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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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Origin and Etymology of debutante
DEBUTANTE Defined for English Language Learners
debutante
play
noun
Definition of debutante 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
debutante
play
noun
deb·u·tante
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ˈde-byu̇-ˌtänt
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Definition of debutante for Students
:a young woman making her debut
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