lavalier
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noun
- An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace.
- A lavalier microphone.
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Borrowed from French lavallière, named after French noblewoman Louise de La Vallière (1644–1710), from a family name meaning “small valley” in French.
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