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- Originally a trademark of the Maidenform lingerie company, for a product eponymous of the 1952 film The Merry Widow. (Wiktionary)
- Originally a trademark. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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capezzoli di venere
There's been a lot of nipple discussion on Wordie lately.
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Cocktails: Drink Up. The Night is Young!
Have some liquor to help the orange juice go down.
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Hats Off!
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Widow's walk
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sionnach See also Dolly Varden Jul 18, 2008
frindley The Merry Widow (operetta) was so wildly popular that the name was given to a whole bunch of things. In addition to the undies and the chapeau, there were Merry Widow chocolates, shoes and cigars – all unauthorised apparently. There was even a Merry Widow cocktail: 1 1/2 oz. each of Gin & Sweet Vermouth, with a dash each of Pernod & Bitters, served strained over ice and garnished with a lemon twist.
Merchandise clearly isn't a new concept in the performing arts. Apr 17, 2008
reesetee 3. A type of wide-brimmed hat trimmed with a plume, popularized by the operetta. Here's an example of fashion taken a bit too far. Apr 17, 2008
sionnach 1. A type of foundation garment, also known as a corselet or corselette. Lana Turner is quoted as having said, "I am telling you, the merry widow was designed by a man. A woman would never do that to another woman."
2. A 1905 operetta by Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. Oct 28, 2007