lavaliere

English

Alternative forms

• lavalier, lavalliere, lavallière

Etymology

Borrowed from French lavallière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlæv.əˈlɪɹ/, /ˌlɑv-/, or sometimes like French, /ˌlɑ.vɑlˈjɛɚ/, /ˌlæv.æl-/

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Noun

lavaliere (plural lavalieres)

1. (jewelry) Alternative form of lavalier (“pendant on a chain”)
   • 1914, Edith Van Dyne [pseudonym: Lyman Frank Baum], chapter XV, in Aunt Jane’s Nieces Out West, Chicago,: The Reilly & Britton Co.:

     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.

2. (clothing) A pussy bow.

Translations

pussy bow — see pussy bow

Adjective

lavaliere (not comparable)

1. Worn on the chest.

   a lavaliere microphone

Related terms

• lavalier microphone

Further reading

• lavalier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• lavallière on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• lavalier, lavaliere, lavalliere, lavallière at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.