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Minette vs Dinette - What's the difference?

minette | dinette |

As nouns the difference between minette and dinette

is that minette is {{cx|dated|lang=en}} The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs while dinette is a small space within a dwelling, usually alongside a kitchen, used for informal dining; a dining alcove or nook.

minette

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.
  • * 1893 , Columbian Exposition Dedication Ceremonies Memorial
    • The title page bears a minette portrait of the Duke being crowned by the hand of an ideal figure of Chicago, and below are the coat-of-arms and motto of the Duke's house.
  • * 1981 , Lou W. McCulloch, Card Photographs: A Guide to Their History and Value (page 161)
    • there were hundreds of other sizes of photographic prints ranging from a minette novelty to mammoth views.
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    dinette

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small space within a dwelling, usually alongside a kitchen, used for informal dining; a dining alcove or nook.
    • The condominium lacks a proper dining room, but has a cosy dinette .
  • Furniture for an indoor informal dining space, usually consisting of chairs and a small table.
    • We purchased a new dinette yesterday.

    References

    * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.