lavalliere

Example Sentences

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Underneath, he tended to wear a turtleneck adorned with some sort of necklace—African beads, a lavalliere on a string—and he often sported half a dozen rings.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018

Beneath that pompadour, however, her face was aglow with interest and her eyes gleamed almost as brightly as did the brand-new lavalliere and the bar pin with its huge six-carat center diamond.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

Into a parcel I placed the rest of the housekeeping money, my wedding and engagement rings and the lavalliere which Dicky had given me as a wedding present.

From Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon by Garrison, Adele

So the girl promptly clasped her lavalliere around her neck and openly displayed it, as a proud defiance, if not a direct challenge, to that detestable sneer.

From Aunt Jane's Nieces out West by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

"It would make a fine lavalliere," said Dolly, holding it up against her chest, and glancing in a nearby mirror.

From Two Little Women on a Holiday by Wells, Carolyn