petit
petit adjective. [pǝti, pǝ'ti:, 'pɛti; same in pl. collocations/
petit adjective & noun. ['pɛti] obsolete exc. in phrs.
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English Dictionarypetit adjective2.
[pǝti, pǝ'ti:, 'pɛti; same in pl. collocations/ E18.
[French: see PETTY adjective and cf. PETIT adjective1 & noun Cf. PETITE.]
The French (masc.) for 'little, small', occurring in various phrases used in English.
■ petit battement [batm[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a battement executed with the moving leg bent E20.
■ petit beurre [b:r[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a sweet butter biscuit E20.
■ petit bleu [blæ[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), (in France) a telegram E20.
■ petit déjeuner [deʒæne (pl. same), 'deɪʒǝneɪ[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), breakfast in France or elsewhere L19.
■ petit grain [gr (pl. same), greɪn[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same) [lit. 'little grain', from the small green fruits originally used], any of various essential oils with a floral scent, distilled from parts of the orange tree and other citrus plants, and used in perfumery M19.
■ petit-maître [pǝtimɛtr[, pl. petits-maîtres (pronounced same), [lit. 'little master'] (a) a dandy, a fop, a coxcomb; (b) a musician, writer, etc., of minor importance: E18.
■ petit pain [p[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a small bread roll M18.
■ petit point [pw, pwãpr;, pɔɪnt] (a) embroidery on canvas using small stitches; (b) tent-stitch: L19.
■ petit poussin [pus] (now rare) (pl. -s -s, pronounced same) = POUSSIN E20.
■ petits chevaux [pǝti ʃǝvo] a gambling game in which bets are placed on mechanical horses made to spin round a flag at the centre of a special table L19.
■ petits soins [sw] small attentions or services E19.
■ petit souper [pǝti supe] (now rare), pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a small informal dinner party M18.
■ petit suisse [sis, swi:s] a small round cream cheese E20.
■ petit tranchet [trʃɛ, trɑ:nʃɪt] Archaeology a small stone artefact of mesolithic and neolithic cultures with the end made into a broad cutting edge M20.
■ petit verre [vɛ:r], pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a glass of liqueur M19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲
petit adjective1 & noun.
['pɛti] obsolete exc. in phrs.
ME.[formed as PETTY adjective. Cf. PETIT adjective2.]A. adjective.
1. Of small size; small in number.
ME-L17.2. =
PETTY adjective 3.
LME-M18.3. =
PETTY adjective 2.
L15.Special collocations:
petit jury =
petty jury s.v.
PETTY adjective.
petit treason: see
TREASON noun 2b.
b. noun.
1. =
PETTY noun1 1a.
LME-L17.2. A variety of the domestic pigeon.
rare. Only in
E18. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲