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lavaliere

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌlæv.əˈlɪɹ/ / /ˌlɑv-/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree French lavallièrebor. English lavaliere Borrowed from French lavallière.

  1. Worn on the chest.

    a lavaliere microphone

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French lavallièrebor. English lavaliere Borrowed from French lavallière.

  1. A pussy bow.
  2. Alternative form of lavalier (“a pendant on a chain”).

    Slipping off the cover of her box, Beth uttered a low cry of amazement and admiration. Then she held up a dainty lavalliere, with a pendant containing a superb pearl.