Etymology

balayeuse

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Today it means: A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewn close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside. Full definition →

French balayeuse
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The story

  1. French · borrowed frombalayeuse“female street-sweeper”
  2. English todaybalayeuse

From French balayeuse (“female street-sweeper”).

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