Definition of Debutante

1. Noun. A young woman making her debut into society.

Exact synonyms: Deb
Generic synonyms: Adult Female, Woman

Definition of Debutante

1. [n -S]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Debutante

debunk
debunked
debunker
debunkers
debunking
debunks
debus
debuscope
debuses
debussed
debusses
debussing
Debussy
debut
debutant
debutante (current term)
debutantes
debutants
debuted
debuting
debuts
debye
debyes
Debye sheath
debye shielding
debye sphere
DEC
deca-
decacerata
decad

Literary usage of Debutante

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1. A Dictionary of Etiquette: A Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions by Walter Cox Green (1904)
"When calling upon a debutante, a man should leave cards for her and her mother, ... The debutante's card should be enclosed with the invitation, ..."

2. The Poets of the Future: A College Anthology by Henry Thomas (1921)
"... debutante FLORENCE M. FERRELL Reed College Little debutante, You are like a kitten With cream on its whiskers — Innocent, demure; And your chic ..."

3. Sharps and Flats by Eugene Field (1900)
"THE debutante HAVE you got the jellies made, mother? Are the sandwiches aufait? Are the salads wrought and the wine all bought For the splurge on New Year's ..."

4. Idle Idyls by Carolyn Wells (1900)
"THE debutante THERE 'S a new heart awaiting a tenant; To whom shall its portals ... There's a happy smile caught in her dimple, That only a debutante shows; ..."

5. Martha Washington by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton (1897)
"It is to be regretted that no picture or description has come down to us of the fifteen-year-old debutante in her stiff bodice and flowered petticoat, ..."

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