mēˈnōdrē noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from (assumed) Middle French minauder to simper (whence French minauder ) (from Middle French mine appearance, look) + Middle French -erie -ery — more at mien
: a coquettish air — usually used in plural
the minauderies of the young ladies in the ballrooms — W.M.Thackeray