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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
petite
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
petite hands
▪ His wife was a petite dark-haired woman in her early thirties.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ All 15 victims were in their teens or early 20s, slim and petite, almost always with long, dark hair.
▪ Her husband said the petite woman had complained of fatigue as they plodded up a Canyon trail.
▪ My aunt Mary was petite, pretty, and very ambitious.
▪ She was petite, going silver-haired, vivacious, bright, and willing to take Richard on trust.
▪ The petite, pretty actress met Clint 18 months ago and the couple have been inseparable ever since.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Petite

Petite \Pe*tite"\, a. [F., fem. of petit.] Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
petite

"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.

Wiktionary
petite

a. 1 Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build. 2 Of women's clothing: of small size. 3 Small, little; insignificant; petty.

WordNet
petite

n. a garment size for short or slender women

petite

adj. very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, tiny, flyspeck]

Wikipedia
Petite (comedian)

Vincent Aycocho, or better known as Petite is a Filipino actor, comedian, singer and TV show host, He is known for as a Filipino comedian in Comedy Bar, Paunch line and clowns, together with their other celebrities; Boobay, Iyah, Donita Nose, Ate Gay, Allan K. and Wally Bayola. Petite have a lot more project in GMA Network, hosting of CelebriTV paired by Joey de Leon's, Lolit's partner

Usage examples of "petite".

Mlle Marie regarde etonnee, de son regard encore flottant, et songe dans sa petite ame confuse.

Le petit Jean lui-meme comprend beaucoup de choses des bois, des etangs et des montagnes, car sa petite ame est une ame rustique.

Traversons la petite ville, ce sera fait en cinq minutes, et allons nous asseoir sous les grands arbres tailles en muraille du parc de Bizi.

Leclerc jeune, qui vendait alors des armures anciennes dans une petite boutique basse du quai Voltaire.

Sixte aurait le temps de changer de tenue avant de paraitre devant son general, qui, furieux contre les autres autant que contre lui-meme de son inaction forcee, ne permettait pas la plus petite tache de boue, ou le moindre grain de poussiere.

Mony introduced the young woman researcher, Cokie Vale, a petite redhead.

Quelle fete pour ses yeux que cette eclosion du printemps, si superbe dans cette humilite de petites plantes mouillees de rosee, et combien le leger parfum que degageait leur floraison evoquait en lui de souvenirs restes vivants!

La fete communale du 15 aout a amene ici quelques forains qui campent sur la petite place des Pilotes.

A pale, petite woman with long auburn hair, she wore the drab blue one-piece uniform with the flag of Izar emblazoned over the heart that indicated an Izarian peace officer.

Ada lift the girl, and they headed toward the house still more than a hundred feet away, with Laman leading the way and Loes, Salas, and the petite Oelleo giving them protection on each side with their shields.

By the time Margaret was ten she was almost as tall as her petite stepmother, and had always felt like a great lummox beside her.

MARIE Les petites filles ont un desir naturel de cueillir des fleurs et des etoiles.

The land hardly seemed to move at all, but gradually the arms of the Petite Rade opened, and there was the inner harbour, a forest of masts, all with their yards across, all in apparent readiness to come out and fight.

For temperament, he much preferred the petite, fair-haired Flore to the voluptuous Layla, whose ebony tresses were as dark as his own.

Un vieux nocher te passera dans une toute petite barque, moyennant deux oboles.