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Definition of: soubrette
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·bret′) noun
1. An actress in light comedy; originally, a pert, intriguing lady's maid.
2. A frivolous or coquettish maidservant. [<F <Provençal soubreto <soubret shy, coy]
—sou·bret′tish adjective
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