lavalieres

variants also lavallieres
plural of lavaliere
as in pendants
an ornament worn on a chain around the neck or wrist gave his girlfriend a golden lavaliere engraved with his name

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Noun
  • Smith is especially a fan of vintage alabaster pendants but is all for midcentury pendants in the right circumstances.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 30 July 2026
  • This morning, Friend launched a new ad showing two people talking to their Friend pendants about very personal life problems.
    David Imel, The Verge, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Unlike now, when Google is widely seen as both portal and gatekeeper, sites like AltaVista, Lycos, Excite, HotBot, and Ask Jeeves promised to tame the chaos, each with its own suite of quirks, charms, and flaws.
    Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Tote bags and charms with the Coach Coffee Shop’s charming mascot, an anthropomorphic coffee mug named Lil Miss Jo, are listed for hundreds on resale sites like Depop.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
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“Lavalieres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavalieres. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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