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lavaliere

  • /ˌlæv.əˈlɪɹ/
  • /ˌlɑv-/

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Borrowed from French lavallière.

noun lavalieres · lavalier · lavalliere · lavallière

  1. A pussy bow.
  2. alternative 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.

adjective lavalier · lavalliere · lavallière

  1. not comparable Worn on the chest. a lavaliere microphone

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"lavaliere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lavaliere. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"lavaliere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lavaliere.

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@misc{lavaliere_2026,
  title = {lavaliere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lavaliere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}