lingerie
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈlæn.ʒə.ɹi/
- (America) IPA: /ˌlɑn.(d)ʒəˈɹeɪ/, /ˈlɑn.(d)ʒə.ɹi/
- (AU) IPA: /ˌlɔn.(d)ʒəˈɹæɪ/, /ˈlɔ̃.(d)ʒə.ɹæɪ/
lingerie (uncountable)
- Women's underwear or nightclothes, now especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
- (dated) Linen goods collectively.
- 1906, Dry Goods Guide (volumes 17-18, page 70)
- Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.
- 1906, Dry Goods Guide (volumes 17-18, page 70)
- French: lingerie
- German: Damenunterwäsche, Dessous, Lingerie
- Italian: biancheria, lingerie
- Portuguese: lingerie, camisola (Brazil)
- Russian: да́мское бельё
- Spanish: ropa blanca, ropa interior, ropa íntima, lencería
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