gamine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ga·mine /ˈɡæmiːn/ noun [countable] literary WOMANa small thin girl or woman who looks like a boy 男孩气的瘦小女子,假小子 —gamine adjective a gamine hairstyle 假小子的发式
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gamine• At last my boyish figure had acquired some status and a more attractive description: gamine.• I think a boyish, childlike figure - that of the gamine - was the one he preferred aesthetically.Origin gamine (1800-1900) French gamin used for femalesga·mine nounChineseSyllable
like woman girl small or who thin Corpus a looks
gamine
ga‧mine /ˈɡæmiːn/
noun [countable] literary
—gamine adjective:
a gamine hairstyle
ga‧mine /ˈɡæmiːn/
noun [countable] literary Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: gamin used for females
a small thin girl or woman who looks like a boyLanguage: French
Origin: gamin used for females
—gamine adjective: