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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Précieuse

· Pré·cieuse · IPA
01 n. An affected woman of polite society, esp. one of the literary women of the French salons of the 17th century. See aslo preciosity.
  1. 1.
    An affected woman of polite society, esp. one of the literary women of the French salons of the 17th century. See aslo preciosity. See: preciosity