lavaliere
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from French lavallière.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌlæv.əˈlɪɹ/, /ˌlɑv-/, or sometimes like French, /ˌlɑ.vɑlˈjɛɚ/, /ˌlæv.æl-/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editlavaliere (plural lavalieres)
- (jewelry) Alternative form of lavalier (“pendant on a chain”)
- 1914, Edith Van Dyne [pseudonym: Lyman Frank Baum], chapter XV, in Aunt Jane’s Nieces Out West, Chicago,: The Reilly & Britton Co.:
- Slipping off the cover of her box, Beth uttered a low cry of amazement and admiration. Then she held up a dainty lavalliere, with a pendant containing a superb pearl.
- (clothing) A pussy bow.
Translations
editpussy bow — see pussy bow
Adjective
editlavaliere (not comparable)
- Worn on the chest.
- a lavaliere microphone
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editFurther reading
edit- lavalier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lavallière on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lavalier, lavaliere, lavalliere, lavallière at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
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