English

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Etymology

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Said to be from the name of the inventor, David Logie.

Noun

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logie (plural logies)

  1. (theater, archaic) A piece of fake jewellery, typically made from zinc.
    • 1847, Albert Smith, The Natural History of the Ballet-girl, page 14:
      This is most probably imitated by a bit of hollowed out pewter, polished in various concavities, and called, in the terms of theatrical jewelry, a Logie.

References

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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian loggia.

Noun

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logie f (plural logii)

  1. (architecture) loggia

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