minaudière

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌmɪnəʊˈdjɛː/    美 /ˌminoʊˈdjɝ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A woman who is exaggeratedly affected or coquettish. obsolete
    — The Saxon ladies reſemble the Auſtrian no more, than the Chineſe do thoſe of London; they are very genteelly dreſſed after the Engliſh and French modes, and have, generally, pretty faces, but they are the moſt determined Minaudieres in the whole world.
  2. A type of formal, decorative women's clutch bag without handles or a strap.
    — Another gift—the Minaudiere—from Paris, costly because it is wrought from gold, or silver, is a flat case with all those requisites which ensure the feminine peace of mind on all elaborate or special occasions—even to a lighter for those who smoke—and alternately a case for those who do not—fitted with other delightful accessories.

词形变化

minaudières plural

词汇关系

相关词
minauderie

词源

Borrowed from French minaudière (“coquettish woman; type of bag”), from minauder (“to simper”) + -ière (feminine form of -ier).
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