Gri-sette', n.

(grĭ-zĕt'), n. [Fr., Sp. griseta, from Fr. grisette, Sp. griseta, It. grisetto, Ger. grisett, a gray woolen cloth, from gris, griso, gray, because these women of the inferior classes wore gray gowns made of this stuff. See GRIS.] A young French girl or woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young laboring woman who is fond of gallantry; a young laboring woman kept as a servant and mistress. Sterne.