Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A satin-finished silk fabric.
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- noun A
fine semi -lustrous crepe insatin weave .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Anna Wintour wouldn't turn me to dust with a single withering glance if I mispronounced the word charmeuse.
Mastering the Ceremonies Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Anna Wintour wouldn't turn me to dust with a single withering glance if I mispronounced the word charmeuse.
Mastering the Ceremonies Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Kurt Wilberding/The Wall Street Journal A cashmere pullover and silk charmeuse pajama trousers.
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Lanvin's Alber Elbaz took a lavish yet unstructured approach with his wilted washed-taffeta version, while Ralph Lauren went old Hollywood with a luminous silver trench in double-faced charmeuse silk.
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While an embroidered lace version is romantic and decorative, the plain charmeuse is ideal for sleeping.
Better Beauty Sleep Aleksandra Crapanzano 2012
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As he presented his fall 2011 collection recently, Mr. Gordon said, We line everything in silk charmeuse!
Materials Girls: Designers Trim Hemlines, Costs Elizabeth Holmes 2011
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The final look, always a bride, was Kate Middleton appropriate with long charmeuse sleeves, but a train with Swarovski crystals resembling freeform stripes of a zebra.
Cameron Silver: Let's Get Serious Cameron Silver 2011
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MC Deborah Roberts shone in a dusty rose sleeveless charmeuse shift.
Liz Neumark: Can You Feel the Love? Liz Neumark 2011
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The final look, always a bride, was Kate Middleton appropriate with long charmeuse sleeves, but a train with Swarovski crystals resembling freeform stripes of a zebra.
Cameron Silver: Let's Get Serious Cameron Silver 2011
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Kurt Wilberding/The Wall Street Journal A fox jacket over a silk charmeuse blouse and wrap skirt.
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