Etymology

lavalier

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Today it means: An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace. Full definition →

French lavallière
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  1. French · borrowed fromlavallière
  2. English todaylavalier

Borrowed from French lavallière, named after French noblewoman Louise de La Vallière (1644–1710), from a family name meaning “small valley” in French.

Words from the same roots

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