lavalliere

Example Sentences

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I want to call the flounce at his neck a lavallière.

From The New Yorker • May 7, 2019

This contained her mother's diamond collar; that her lavallière; the emerald pendant was in the box of ivory velvet; the earrings and the antique diamond rings in the little round-topped casket, embossed and inlaid.

From Out of the Ashes by Mumford, Ethel Watts

"Oh, Mollie, my pin and my bracelet——" "Yes, and my gold watch, and Grace's pearl lavallière, and goodness knows how many other things," Mollie finished, in the calmness of despair.

From The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys by Hope, Laura Lee

"Yes, I wouldn't very much mind getting my pearl lavallière back," said Grace, as she and Amy joined them.

From The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys by Hope, Laura Lee

I took that in myself when I sold that lavallière to the man I told you about, Father.

From The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause by Morrison, Gertrude W.