charmeuse

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French charmeuse.

Noun[edit]

charmeuse (countable and uncountable, plural charmeuses)

  1. 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 []

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

charmeuse f (plural charmeuses)

  1. female equivalent of charmeur

Adjective[edit]

charmeuse

  1. feminine singular of charmeur

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