Lingerie

//ˈlɒ̃ʒəɹeɪ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    women's underwear and nightclothes wordnet
  3. 3
    Linen goods collectively. dated, uncountable, usually

    "Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety."

Synonyms

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intimate apparellinenskivviesundergarmentsunderwearunmentionable

Example

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"Sitting in her panther hide chair, the young woman, clad in red lingerie, was reading aloud a book titled "The Black Princess"."

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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