lingerie
noun
lin·ge·rie
ˌlän-jə-ˈrā 
ˌläⁿ-zhə-
ˌläⁿ-zhə-
-ˈrē;
ˈlaⁿ-zhə-(ˌ)rē,
ˈlän-jə-,
ˈläⁿ-zhə-,
-ˌrā
1
: women's intimate apparel
2
archaic
: linen articles or garments
lingerie
adjective
Examples of lingerie in a Sentence
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And 1 in 5 videos showed inappropriate commercials such as ads for lingerie and whiskey.
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Sustainability: By the end of 2022, 83% of VS's Tier 1 and 44% of its Tier 2 lingerie and apparel production partners have committed to emission reduction targets, and 71% of its Tier 1 vendors and 30% of its Tier 2 material suppliers have committed to Science Based Targets initiatives.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 21 June 2024
Regulations that took effect in 2012 mandated that certain types of retail work, such as selling lingerie and cosmetics, be open only to women, which dramatically expanded the number of jobs available to them.
—Jennifer Peck, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2024
The photos shared on X show the women in lingerie or topless and were sometimes posted with the hashtags #stripperlife or #mondaymotivation.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Sustainability: By the end of 2022, 83% of VS's Tier 1 and 44% of its Tier 2 lingerie and apparel production partners have committed to emission reduction targets, and 71% of its Tier 1 vendors and 30% of its Tier 2 material suppliers have committed to Science Based Targets initiatives.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 21 June 2024
Regulations that took effect in 2012 mandated that certain types of retail work, such as selling lingerie and cosmetics, be open only to women, which dramatically expanded the number of jobs available to them.
—Jennifer Peck, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2024
The photos shared on X show the women in lingerie or topless and were sometimes posted with the hashtags #stripperlife or #mondaymotivation.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
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“Lingerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lingerie. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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lingerie
noun
lin·ge·rie
ˌlän-jə-ˈrā
ˌlan-zhə-
ˌlan-zhə-
-ˈrē
: women's nightclothes or underwear
Etymology
French, derived from early French linge "linen"
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