charmeuse
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French charmeuse.
Noun
[edit]charmeuse (countable and uncountable, plural charmeuses)
- A fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
- 2013, A. Scott Berg, Wilson, Berkley, published 2014, page 359:
- One evening Edith outshone herself, wearing a smartly tailored black charmeuse dress designed especially for her by Worth, the leading Paris designer, and a pair of gold slippers […]
Translations
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.møz/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: charmeuses
Noun
[edit]charmeuse f (plural charmeuses)
- female equivalent of charmeur
Adjective
[edit]charmeuse
Further reading
[edit]- “charmeuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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