lingerie
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lin·ge·rie 
[lahn-zhuh-rey, lan-zhuh-ree, -juh-; Fr. lanzhuh-ree] Pronunciation Key
[lahn-zhuh-rey, lan-zhuh-ree, -juh-; Fr. lanzhuh-ree] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women. |
| 2. | Archaic. linen goods in general. |
| 3. | having the qualities of lingerie; lacy or frilly. |
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| lin·ge·rie
(län'zhə-rā', län'zhə-rē, lāɴ-zhə-rē') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, from Old French, from linge, linen, from Latin līneus, made of linen, from līnum, flax; see l  no- in Indo-European roots.]
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lingerie
lingerie
1835 (but not in widespread use until 1852), from Fr. lingerie "things made of linen," also "laundry room, linen shop" (15c.), from O.Fr. linge "linen" (12c.), from L. lineus (adj.) "of linen," from linum "flax, linen" (see linen). Originally introduced in Eng. as a euphemism for scandalous under-linen.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Lingerie
Lin`ge*rie\, n. [F.] Linen goods collectively; linen underwear, esp. of women; the clothing of linen and cotton with its lace, etc., worn by a women.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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