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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

petite

/pət-ēt'/ · pe·tite · IPA /pəˈtiːt/
01 a. Small, little; -- used especially of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure; as, her petite figure.
  1. 1.
    Small, little; -- used especially of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure; as, her petite figure.
02 n. A size category of women's clothing, for women with less than average height.
  1. 1.
    A size category of women's clothing, for women with less than average height.
  2. 2.
    An aricle of women's clothing classified in the petite{1} size category. See: petite
  3. 3.
    A girl or woman whose figure is best fit by a petite{1} garment. See: petite