Petite
[puh-teet] /pəˈtit/
adjective
1.
(of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive.
noun
2.
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
3.
a garment in such a size:
The petites are on that rack.
4.
a woman or girl who wears clothing of such a size.
/pəˈtiːt/
adjective
1.
(of a woman) small, delicate, and dainty
adj.
“little,” 1784 (from 1712 in French phrases taken into English), from French petite, fem. of petit “little” (see petit). As a size in women’s clothing, attested from 1929.
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