debutante

noun

deb·u·tante | \ ˈde-byu̇-ˌtänt

Definition of debutante

: one making a debut (see debut entry 1) : debutant especially : a young woman making her formal entrance into society

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These were not the leaps of imagination friends and family might have expected decades ago from Dorothy Quincy Warren, a debutante who was known to all as Doffie. — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, "Doffie Arnold, an artist whose canvases sparkled with energy, dies at 94," 6 July 2018 The Group G contenders touched down in St Petersburg on Tuesday afternoon when with Southgate's men set to take on Tunisia in their opening match, before facing debutantes Panama and 2014 quarter finalists Belgium. — SI.com, "Gareth Southgate Confirms Marcus Rashford Has Sustained an Injury Ahead of the World Cup," 12 June 2018 Shannon Harvey, co-chair, shared that the girls who are involved to the ball today are called honorees rather than debutantes. — Alyssa Alfano, cleveland.com, "60th Medina County Leadership Ball to celebrate students," 20 Feb. 2018 According to the website Tennis Abstract, Buzarnescu was the third-oldest player to make her top 100 debut since 1987, a full nine years older than the average age of a top-100 debutante. — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, "Mihaela Buzarnescu, Ph.D., Claims Biggest Upset of the French Open," 1 June 2018 The 41st Le Cotillion Presentation Ball was held Saturday (Jan. 6) at the Northshore Harbor Center, with 10 debutantes earning applause in Slidell. — Carol Wolfram, NOLA.com, "Le Cotillion presents 10 debutantes in Slidell," 14 Jan. 2018 By the 1920s and into the Depression, the media was paying close attention to debutantes. — Bob Morris, Town & Country, "The Curious Plight of the Modern Debutante," 28 Nov. 2017 Technically, debutantes choose an escort who is not their beau. — Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com, "A bumper crop of 27 debutantes make SF debut," 25 June 2018 Could the signature accessory of Barbara Bush (though hers were fake) and generations of debutantes be the next big thing in bling? — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Are Pearls the New Diamonds? Young Thug Makes the Case," 19 June 2018

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