Lingerie Definition

länzhə-rā, länzhə-rē, lăɴ-zhə-rē
noun
Articles made of linen.
Webster's New World
Women's underwear and nightclothes of silk, nylon, lace, etc.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Lingerie

  • French from Old French from linge linen from Latin līneus made of linen from līnum flax lī̆no- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French lingerie.

    From Wiktionary

Lingerie Sentence Examples

  • I watched a woman walk past a lingerie store, already laden with bags.

  • Finally, there's an untitled short film which sees a gimp beaten up by a couple of women in lingerie.

  • No other breast pad gives breastfeeding women the freedom to wear lingerie they want without revealing pad lines or leaks.

  • At the rear of the ground floor a luxury lingerie department is housed in a 5 meter high quintessential Italian glass covered courtyard.

  • Can you give me any advice on choosing my wedding day lingerie?

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Words Starting With

LLILIN

Words Ending With

EIERIE

Unscrambles

lingerie

Words Starting With L and Ending With E

Starts With L & Ends With EStarts With LI & Ends With EStarts With L & Ends With IE

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With E