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lingerie
lin·ge·rie [ lnə ráy, lnəree, lN ə r ]


noun 
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women's underwear: women's underwear and nightgowns
[Early 19th century. < French, "things made of linen" < linge "linen" < Latin lineus "made of flax" < linum "flax"]
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