blondinette

noun

blond·​i·​nette

¦bländə̇¦net

1

usually capitalized : a breed of small plump show pigeons that are bred in several colors usually with the plumage more or less laced with white and with the feathers somewhat frilled

2

plural -s sometimes capitalized : a bird of the Blondinette breed

Word History

Etymology

French, young blond girl, diminutive of blondine

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