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gamine(dictionary)

gamine (iou)



gamine noun & adjective. [ga'mi:n; gamin (pl. same)] L19.
[French.]
A. noun. A female gamin; a small, attractively informal, mischievous, or elfish young woman. L19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of a gamine. E20.
D. H. Lawrence He was fascinated by Lou's quaint aplomb..her gamine knowingness. C. Paglia Madonna is raffish, gamine, still full of..street-urchin mischief.