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charmeuse

charmeuse noun: a fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.

Noun

charmeuse (countable and uncountable, plural charmeuses)

  1. A fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
    • Her exquisite figure was enhanced by a wonderful gown of indigo charmeuse.1922, Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary
    • One evening Edith outshone herself, wearing a smartly tailored black charmeuse dress designed especially for her by Worth, the leading Paris designer, and a pair of gold slippers […]2013, A. Scott Berg, Wilson, Berkley, published 2014, page 359

Forms of charmeuse

pluralcharmeuses

Origin of charmeuse

Borrowed from French charmeuse.

Questions about charmeuse

What does charmeuse mean?
Charmeuse means a fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
What part of speech is charmeuse?
Charmeuse is a noun.
What is the plural of charmeuse?
The plural of charmeuse is charmeuses.

Words near charmeuse in the dictionary

  1. charmeresses
  2. charmers
  3. charmes
  4. charmest
  5. charmeth
  6. charmeuse
  7. charmeuses
  8. charmfest
  9. charmfests
  10. charmful
  11. charmfully

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