Definitions for lingerie

lingerie lin·ge·rie

Spelling: [lahn-zhuh-rey, lan-zhuh-ree, -j Lingerie is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in lingerie (eegiilnr).

Definitions for lingerie

noun

  1. underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women.
  2. Archaic. linen goods in general.

adjective

  1. having the qualities of lingerie; lacy or frilly.

Origin of lingerie

1825-35; French, equivalent to Middle French linge linen (Latin līneus of flax; see line1) + -erie -ery

Examples for lingerie

lingerie—once so scandalous, erotic—was worse than taboo, it was passé.

Beneath it was lingerie of the kind which, it is said, may be drawn through a ring.

That may well be the case but few people inside the show at Earls Court seemed to be talking about the lingerie.

He dons kerchiefs and wigs, housedresses and lingerie, but his transformation stops there.

There were boxes of gloves, boxes of silk stockings, dainty bundles of lingerie.

The lingerie was of the best, and the seamstress was engaged on it for many weeks.

The married Texas Republican was photographed in ducky pajamas next to a lingerie model at a local bar in May 2009.

In between a female sex shop and trendy boutiques is a nondescript store selling all manner of bras, corsets, and other lingerie.

The letter wandered on into a maze of lingerie and millinery and silk petticoats.

French lingerie is the sign and symbol of French femininity.

Word Value for lingerie
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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