1
: a young French working-class woman
2
: a young woman combining part-time prostitution with some other occupation
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Anne Hathaway—who has played the doomed grisette and has the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to prove it—does not seem to care about any of this.
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Grisette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grisette. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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