soubrette
(noun) a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady’s maid in a comedy
soubrette
(noun) a pert or flirtatious young girl
Source: WordNet® 3.1
soubrette (plural soubrettes)
A female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theatrical comedies.
Source: Wiktionary
Sou`brette", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 May 2025
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
