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lingerie definition

lin·gerie (län′z̸hə rā′, lôn′-; -jə-)

noun

  1. Obsolete articles made of linen
  2. women's underwear and night clothes of silk, nylon, lace, etc.

Etymology: Fr < linge, linen < L lineus, linen < linum, flax, linen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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