Hypertext Webster Gateway: "debutante"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
D'ebutant \D['e]`bu`tant"\, n.; fem. D'ebutante
\D['e]`bu`tante"\ [F., p. pr. of d['e]buter to have the first
throw, to make one's d['e]but. See {D['e]but}.]
A person who makes his (or her) first appearance before the
public.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
debutante
n : a young woman making her debut into society [syn: {deb}]
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