grə̇ˈzet, grēˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from grisette inexpensive gray woolen cloth often used for dresses, from gris gray (from Old French) + -ette — more at grizzle
1. : a French girl of the working class
2. : a young woman combining part-time prostitution with some other occupation
the dusky grisettes who sold love as well as flowers — H.S.Canby
• gri·set·tish -ed.ish adjective