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lin⋅ge⋅rie

  [lahn-zhuh-rey, lan-zhuh-ree, -juh-; Fr. lanzhuh-ree]
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–noun
1. underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women.
2. Archaic. linen goods in general.
–adjective
3. having the qualities of lingerie; lacy or frilly.
Origin:
1825–35; < F, equiv. to MF linge linen (< L līneus of flax; see line 1 ) + -erie -ery
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lin·ge·rie   (län'zhə-rā', län'zhə-rē, lāɴ-zhə-rē')   
n.  
  1. Women's underwear.
  2. Archaic Linen articles, especially garments.

[French, from Old French, from linge, linen, from Latin līneus, made of linen, from līnum, flax; see lno- in Indo-European roots.]
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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.
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Language Translation for : lingerie
Spanish: lencería,
German: die Damenunterwäsche,
Japanese: 肌着類
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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
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