LINGERIE


Meaning of LINGERIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlän-jə-ˈrā, ˌläⁿ-zhə-, -ˈrē; ˈlaⁿ-zhə-(ˌ)rē, ˈlän-jə-, ˈläⁿ-zhə-, -ˌrā ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from linge linen, from Latin lineus made of linen — more at line

Date: 1835

1. archaic : linen articles or garments

2. : women's intimate apparel

• lingerie adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.