lingerie
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lin·ge·rie
(län′zhə-rā′, län′zhə-rē, lăN-zhə-rē′)n.
1. Women's undergarments or sleepwear, especially when designed to be visually or sexually alluring.
2. Archaic Linen articles, especially garments.
[French, from Old French, from linge, linen, from Latin līneus, made of linen, from līnum, flax; see lī̆no- in Indo-European roots.]
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lingerie
(ˈlænʒərɪ)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) women's underwear and nightwear
2. archaic linen goods collectively
[C19: from French, from linge, from Latin līneus linen, from līnum flax]
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lin•ge•rie
(ˌlɑn ʒəˈreɪ, -ˈri, ˌlɛ̃-, ˈlæn ʒəˌri, -dʒə-)n.
1. underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women.
2. Archaic. linen goods in general.
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lingerie
- Entered English meaning "linen articles collectively," from French linge, "linen."See also related terms for linen.
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Lingerie
linen articles collectively; now chiefly the underclothes of women, 1835.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  lingerie - women's underwear and nightclothes nightdress, nightgown, nightie, night-robe, gown - lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women underclothes, underclothing, underwear - undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments undies - women's underwear |
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lingerie
noun women's underwear, undies (informal), frillies (informal), women's undergarments, smalls (informal), women's underclothes, women's nightclothes She was clad in satin lingerie.
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Translations
مَلابِس النِّساء الداخِلِيَّهمَلَابِسٌ تَـحْتِيَةٌ
dámské prádlodámské spodní prádlo
lingeridameundertøj
naisten alus- ja yöasut
lingerielingerie fine
rublje
fehérneműnői fehérnemű
undirfatnaîur/náttföt kvenna
ランジェリー
란제리
moteriški apatiniai drabužiai/baltiniai
sieviešu veļa
bieliznaodzież nocna
dámska bielizeň
underkläder
ชุดชั้นในของสตรี
iç çamaşırıkadın iç çamaşırı
đồ lót phụ nữ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lingerie
n → (Damen)unterwäsche f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lingerie
(lӕːnʒəriː) noun women's underwear.
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lingerie
→ مَلَابِسٌ تَـحْتِيَةٌ dámské spodní prádlo lingeri Damenwäsche γυναικεία εσώρουχα lencería naisten alus- ja yöasut lingerie rublje biancheria intima ランジェリー 란제리 lingerie dameundertøy bielizna lingerie дамское белье underkläder ชุดชั้นในของสตรี iç çamaşırı đồ lót phụ nữ 女贴身内衣Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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