lingerie
noun/ˈlɒndʒəɹi/UK/ˌlɑn.ʒəˈɹeɪ/US/ˌlɔn.(d)ʒəˈɹæɪ/
Etymology
Borrowed from French lingerie (“linen closet”). The irregular pronunciation is a hyperforeignism; it may derive from the frequent shift of /ɛ̃/ (which is this word's first vowel in standard French) toward /ɑ̃/ or [æ̃] in European French, which also tends to be drifted towards /ɔ̃/.
Definitions
Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be…
Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
Linen goods collectively.
- Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.
The neighborhood
- neighborlinen
- neighborcrotchless
- neighbornegligee
- neighbornightie
- neighbornighty
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for lingerie. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA