A yeast mutation producing small colonies and altered mitochondrial functions. In cytoplasmic petites (neutral and suppressive petites), the mutation is a deletion in mitochondrial DNA; in segregational petites, the mutation is in nuclear DNA.

A type of small matchbox. (See Boxes).

A smaller, slighter mannequin that usually wears a size 5 and is not necessarily posed or made-up as the superannuated teenager. A mannequin for the presentation of merchandise cut for the smaller, slighter woman.

This refers to a model who is physically smaller than the range for a "typical" model.

Petite is a tailor made library to develop using Objective-C, without any NeXTStep syntax. Petite is there to help people to discover Objective-C programming.

Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.

a garment size for short or slender women

a second final

When the card total is 8. See Natural