Lavaliere

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  lavaliere \la`va`liere"\, lavallier \la`val`lier"\, or La
  valliere \La val`liere"\, n. [after the Duchesse de La Valliere,
     a mistress of Louis XI. --RHUD.]
     A neck ornament consisting of a chain and single jewelled
     pendant, or drop; also, the pendant itself.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lavaliere
       n : jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck [syn: {lavalier},
            {lavalliere}]