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lavalier

 [lav-uh-leer, lah-vuh-]   Origin

lav·a·liere

   [lav-uh-leer, lah-vuh-]
noun
1.
an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
2.
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Also, lav·a·lier, la·val·lière  [Fr. la-va-lyer] .

Origin:
1915–20; after the Duchesse de La Vallière (1644–1710), one of the mistresses of Louis XIV
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lavaliere
see lavalier.
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lavalier
kind of ornament that hangs around the neck, from Fr. lavallière, a kind of tie, after Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière, Duchesse de La Vallière (1644-1710), mistress of Louis XIV from 1661-1667.
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