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collections
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??l?k??nz/
- Hyphenation: col?lec?tions
Noun
collections
- plural of collection
- (accounting, of an account) A state being beyond merely past due.
- We have sent your account to collections.
- (accounting) A department that attempts to collect on accounts that are beyond merely past due.
- Sorry, but you'll have to talk with collections.
French
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.l?k.sj??/
- Rhymes: -sj??
- Homophone: collection
- Hyphenation: co?llec?tions
Noun
collections f
- plural of collection
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.l?k.tj??/
- Rhymes: -tj??
- Hyphenation: co?llec?tions
Verb
collections
- first-person plural imperfect indicative of collecter
- first-person plural present subjunctive of collecter
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lingerie
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French lingerie.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?læn.??.?i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?l?n.(d)????e?/, /?l?n.(d)??.?i/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?l?n.(d)????æ?/, /?l??.(d)??.?æ?/
- Rhymes: -e?, -i?
Noun
lingerie (usually uncountable, plural lingeries)
- Women's underwear or nightclothes, now especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
- (dated) Linen goods collectively.
- 1906, Dry Goods Guide (volumes 17-18, page 70)
- Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.
- 1906, Dry Goods Guide (volumes 17-18, page 70)
Translations
See also
- negligee
- nightie, nighty
Further reading
- lingerie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French lingerie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?n.???ri/, /?l?n.???ri/
- Hyphenation: lin?ge?rie
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
lingerie f (plural lingeries or lingerieën, diminutive lingerietje n)
- lingerie (women's underwear)
- (dated) lingerie (linens)
Derived terms
- lingerieboetiek
- lingeriedraagster
- lingerieset
- lingeriewinkel
- lingeriezaak
French
Etymology
From linge +? -erie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l???.?i/
Noun
lingerie f (plural lingeries)
- linen room
- lingerie (clothing)
Descendants
- ? English: lingerie
- ? German: Lingerie
- ? Italian: lingerie
- ? Portuguese: lingerie
- ? Romanian: lenjerie
Further reading
- “lingerie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From French lingerie.
Noun
lingerie f (invariable)
- lingerie
Further reading
- lingerie in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From French lingerie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l???e??i/
Noun
lingerie f (plural lingeries)
- women's underwear
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:lingerie.
Further reading
- “lingerie” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Noun
lingerie f (plural lingerii)
- Alternative form of lenjerie
Declension
lingerie From the web:
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