charmeuse

[ shahr-mooz, -moos; French shar-mœz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a soft, lightweight, drapable fabric of silk or synthetic fibers, having a semilustrous satin face and a dull back.

Charmeuse

/ ʃarmøz; ʃɑːˈmuːz /

First recorded in 1905–10; formerly trademark

As her website boasts, the collection features “silk charmeuse, chiffon, and stretch wovens.”

She strolled back to the house and joined Lydia who was looking radiantly beautiful in a new dress of silver grey charmeuse.

I believe our charmeuse, ninons and crêpe-de-Chines to be unrivalled in town, Sir.

Sir Richmond produced the Michelin maps which he had taken out of the pockets of the little Charmeuse.

Suddenly her features resumed their usual expression—nay, more, it was the face of the grande charmeuse.

But in its effect on the shopper's nerves, charmeuse is even worse than ponge.

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