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minauderie
noun
mi·nau·de·rie
\mēˈnōdrē\
Definition of minauderie
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: a coquettish air —usually used in plural the minauderies of the young ladies in the ballrooms — W. M. Thackeray
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Origin and Etymology of minauderie
French, from Middle French, from (assumed) Middle French minauder to simper (whence French minauder) (from Middle French mine appearance, look) + Middle French -erie -ery
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