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merry widow

noun

a woman's undergarment consisting of a strapless brassiere and short corset with attached garters.

First recorded in 1950–55; named after The Merry Widow, an operetta (1905) by Franz Lehár ( def ); formerly a trademark

Housman then asked her to sing a song from The Merry Widow, which she did.

The Merry Widow gave the gang the wink, said Iky, cynically.

"I think your description of Mrs. Halton as the merry widow is a particularly unfortunate one," remarked Lindfield.

Marriage, according to the merry Widow-reno, is a "perfectly lovely experience to have had!"

He pointed out that this would be the last time they could listen to the strains of the "Merry Widow Waltz."

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