soubrette

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From the East Village Soubrette Black-Eyed Susan, she picked up the retro-chic '30s look.

From Time Magazine Archive

Playwright-Director Deval was in Manhattan last week with the script of a new play, Soubrette, seeking a producer and planning on Actress-Wife Argall for the lead.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soubrette, sōō-bret′, n. a maid-servant in a comedy, conventionally pert, coquettish, and intriguing.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

"It is only the picture of a dog," said Soubrette.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women by Hubbard, Elbert

White Pigeon told me this after I had drunk five cups of tea and the Anglaise and the Soubrette were doing the dishes.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women by Hubbard, Elbert