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lingerie
[ lahn-zhuh-rey, lan-zhuh-ree, -juh-; French lanzhuh-ree ]
noun
- underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women.
- Archaic. linen goods in general.
adjective
- having the qualities of lingerie; lacy or frilly.
lingerie
/ ˈæəɪ /
noun
- women's underwear and nightwear
- archaic.linen goods collectively
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lingerie1
Example Sentences
“I saw in the window that him and this girl were — they were either naked or she was in lingerie, something like that,” she said.
One of the owners of Trashy Lingerie, a Los Angeles lingerie and costume boutique, allegedly shot and killed his brother in order to save their mother.
Other than that, the actual spy games are merely a bit of lingerie tarting up a story about trust.
Eleven of us — all women dressed in lingerie, silk robes and other sheer or flowy clothing — are dancing, freeform, in a circle.
Days after Dominique Pelicot's crimes came to light, his daughter Caroline Darian was summoned to the police station and shown photos of an apparently unconscious woman dressed in unfamiliar lingerie.
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