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Recent Examples of grisette
Husk, a French grisette aged in oak barrels, was tart and refreshingly dry; Dolore, a wild ale fermented on dark cherries and black raspberries, was equally tart yet soft and jammy.
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Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Anne Hathaway—who has played the doomed grisette and has the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to prove it—does not seem to care about any of this.
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Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2024
Burnt City used the yeast in a grisette, a farmhouse ale, an imperial stout, a hazy IPA and a pale ale made with Brettanomyces yeast, coconut and key lime.
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Josh Noel,
chicagotribune.com,
29 Aug. 2019
The brewers chose grisette, an old-timey French wheat-beer style.
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William Bostwick,
WSJ,
8 Aug. 2018
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Anne Hathaway—who has played the doomed grisette and has the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to prove it—does not seem to care about any of this.
—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2024
Burnt City used the yeast in a grisette, a farmhouse ale, an imperial stout, a hazy IPA and a pale ale made with Brettanomyces yeast, coconut and key lime.
—
Josh Noel,
chicagotribune.com,
29 Aug. 2019
The brewers chose grisette, an old-timey French wheat-beer style.
—
William Bostwick,
WSJ,
8 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grisette
Noun
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The slur, which literally means male prostitute in Spanish, could be heard at the Azteca stadium toward the end of the first half when Czech goalkeeper Matej Kovar took a goal kick.
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Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption.
Noun
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In Italian, a diavola is a dangerous, powerful woman, and likely a temptress.
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Indeed, she is labelled with being a rule-breaker and temptress.
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“Grisette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grisette. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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