lingerie
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- 9
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- 12
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- 8
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Definition of lingerie
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
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(dated, uncountable, usually)Linen goods collectively.
“Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from French lingerie (“linen closet”). The irregular pronunciation is a hyperforeignism; it may derive from the frequent shift of /ɛ̃/ (which is this word's first vowel in standard French) toward /ɑ̃/ or [æ̃] in European French, which also tends to be drifted towards /ɔ̃/.
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