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lav⋅a⋅liere

  [lav-uh-leer, lah-vuh-]
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–noun
1. an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
2. lavaliere microphone.
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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lav·a·liere   (lāv'ə-lîr')   
n.  A pendant worn on a chain around the neck.

[French lavallière, type of necktie, after Duchesse de La Vallière.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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