lingerien.
/ˈlãʒ(ə)ri/, /ˈlɒ̃ʒ(ə)ri/, /ˈlɒn(d)ʒ(ə)ri/, /ˈlɑːn(d)ʒ(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌlɑn(d)ʒəˈreɪ/ a. Linen articles collectively; all the articles of linen, lace, etc. in a woman's wardrobe or trousseau; women's underwear and nightclothes.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > for women
lingerie1835
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > flax or hemp > linen
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > nightwear > for women
lingerie1835
baby doll1955
1835 Court Mag. 6 p. xviii/2 It is expected that lingerie will be this season in very great request, both in morning and half-dress.
1885 Illustr. London News 21 Nov. 516/1 A happy bride supplied with ‘a handsome lingerie’.
1894 Daily News 11 Apr. 3/1 The ribbons of the lingerie are sky~blue.
b. attributive.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made from specific materials
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [adjective] > for women
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a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) II. xxiv. 248 There was a ‘lingerie’ shop, kept by a Frenchwoman.
1905 Daily Chron. 13 Mar. 8/1 The lingerie blouse made a most emphatic appearance in Paris..this winter.
1905 Daily Chron. 13 Mar. 8/1 It is the lingerie shirt that wins.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 22 Feb. 5/2 As to the lingerie gown, its importance in the wardrobe cannot be questioned.
1909 Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 24 June 7/7 (advt.) Fine lingerie waists, trimmed with dainty laces & embroideries.
1909 Daily Chron. 10 Sept. 7/2 Embroider..if the sacque is of piqué or lingerie materials.
1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour ii. 30/1 Lingerie hem, a rolled hem that is caught with two overcast stitches at intervals of 1/ 8 to 3/ 8 inch gathering it in puffs.
1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour ii. 30/2 Lingerie seam, supposedly ‘rip-proof’; made by pressing both edges of a seam to one side and top-stitching with a zigzag stitch along the edge.
1974 Country Life 3–10 Jan. 55/1 Harvey Nichols have..palazzo suits by Mr Dino. In the lingerie department there are things by Iful, Yves Stillman, Leonara.
1974 Evening Herald (Rock Hill, S. Carolina) 18 Apr. 9/4 A lingerie shower was given by Mrs. Preston Ramsey and Mrs. Harold Wolfe.
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