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petit adjective2. [p?ti, p?'ti:, 'p?ti; same in pl. collocations/ E18.
[French: see PETTY adjective and cf. PETIT adjective1 & noun Cf. PETITE.]
The French (masc.) for 'little, small', occurring in various phrases used in English.

petit battement [batm[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a battement executed with the moving leg bent E20.
petit beurre [b:r[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a sweet butter biscuit E20.
petit bleu [bl?[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), (in France) a telegram E20.
petit dejeuner [de??ne (pl. same), 'de???ne?[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), breakfast in France or elsewhere L19.
petit grain , any of various essential oils with a floral scent, distilled from parts of the orange tree and other citrus plants, and used in perfumery M19.
petit-ma?tre (a) a dandy, a fop, a coxcomb; (b) a musician, writer, etc., of minor importance: E18.
petit pain [p[, pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a small bread roll M18.
petit point (a) embroidery on canvas using small stitches; (b) tent-stitch: L19.
petit poussin [pus] (now rare) (pl. -s -s, pronounced same) = POUSSIN E20.
petits chevaux a gambling game in which bets are placed on mechanical horses made to spin round a flag at the centre of a special table L19.
petits soins [sw] small attentions or services E19.
petit souper (now rare), pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a small informal dinner party M18.
petit suisse [sis, swi:s] a small round cream cheese E20.
petit tranchet Archaeology a small stone artefact of mesolithic and neolithic cultures with the end made into a broad cutting edge M20.
petit verre , pl. -s -s (pronounced same), a glass of liqueur M19.