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Necklace pendant
Answer for the clue "Necklace pendant ", 8 letters:
lavalier
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck [syn: lavaliere , lavalliere ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
kind of ornament that hangs around the neck, from French lavallière , a kind of tie, after Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière, Duchesse de La Vallière (1644-1710), mistress of Louis XIV from 1661-1667.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace. 2 A kind of microphone intended to clip onto the lapel at about the level of the pendant on a lavalier.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A lavalier or lavaliere or lavalliere is an item of jewelry consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace. The style was popularized by the Duchesse de la Vallière , a mistress of King Louis XIV of France . A lavalier can ...
Usage examples of lavalier.
On a pair of tree stumps at the end of the room sat Cellophane and Lavalier, arrayed in rich muslin.
As he stood, as if in a trance, Lavalier turned to him and saw him toying with the Ring and wondering at her great beauty.
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The various cables for these devices, in tightly woven sleeves of burgundy silk, snaked up to a floral eyebolt suspended from the central lavalier, where they then swung to a polished brass plate, bearing the insignia of the Post Office, which was set into the wainscoting.
Thinking quickly, he remembered the magic snowglobe given him by Lavalier.