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LINGERIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lingerie mean?
• LINGERIE (noun)
The noun LINGERIE has 1 sense:
1. women's underwear and nightclothes
Familiarity information: LINGERIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Women's underwear and nightclothes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
intimate apparel; lingerie
Hypernyms ("lingerie" is a kind of...):
underclothes; underclothing; underwear (undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lingerie"):
gown; night-robe; nightdress; nightgown; nightie (lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women)
undies (women's underwear)
Context examples
Venus rules beauty, fun, luxury, and all the things that embellish—designer clothes, jewels, perfume, champagne, fine wines and chocolates, flowers, lingerie, and more.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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