balayeuse

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noun

A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewn close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.

OriginFrench balayeuse →
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Meanings

nounbalayeuse (plural balayeuses)

plural balayeuses

  1. A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewn close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.

Origin

  1. Frenchbalayeuse“female street-sweeper”
  2. Englishbalayeuse

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

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APA

balayeuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balayeuse

MLA

“balayeuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balayeuse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balayeuse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balayeuse.

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