lavaliere
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French lavallière.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlæv.əˈlɪɹ/, /ˌlɑv-/, or sometimes like French, /ˌlɑ.vɑlˈjɛɚ/, /ˌlæv.æl-/
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Noun
lavaliere (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
pussy bow — see pussy bow
Adjective
lavaliere (not comparable)
- Worn on the chest.
- a lavaliere microphone
Related terms
Further reading
lavalier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - lavallière on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lavalier, lavaliere, lavalliere, lavallière at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
