Meaning of minaudière | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A woman who is exaggeratedly affected or coquettish.
   obsolete
2. A type of formal, decorative women's clutch bag without handles or a strap.

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Examples

“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.”

“Not the English of the salons of Paris or London, or the English of Lady B———'s drawing-room, or of Lady C———'s coterie, or the language talked at D——— Castle, or the minaudière phrases used in certain societies; but the language of truth: […]”

“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.”

“The collection here includes a minaudiere with a sapphire clasp; a gold basket-bag, much like⟳ the ones French school children carry⟳; a cigarette case emblazoned with a single sapphire; a lipstick case capped with another sapphire; a round compact with a sapphire imbedded in the center of the lid.”

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