lav·a·liere

(lăv′ə-lîr′)

1. also la·val·lière (lä′vä-lyâr′) A pendant worn on a chain around the neck.

2. A small microphone that is worn around the neck.

[French lavallière, type of necktie with a large knot, after Françoise Louise de la Baume Le Blanc, Duchesse de La Vallière (1644-1710), lover of Louis XIV.]

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lav•a•liere

lav•a•lier

or la•val•lière

(ˌlæv əˈlɪər, ˌlɑ və-)

n.

an ornamental pendant, usu. jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.

[1915–20; after the Duchesse de La Vallière (1644–1710), a mistress of Louis XIV]

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Noun

lavaliere - jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck

lavalier, lavalliere

pendant, pendent - an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

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