"falsie" meaning in All languages combined

See falsie on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: falsies [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English false Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English falsie From false + -ie (“a diminutive”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|false|-ie<id:diminutive><t:a diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English false Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English falsie [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-i", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ie", "gloss" : "a diminutive", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "falsie", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="falsie"> From false + -ie (“a diminutive”)., {{ety|en|:af|false|-ie<id:diminutive><t:a diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English false Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English falsie From false + -ie (“a diminutive”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} falsie (plural falsies)
  1. (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Padding worn inside a brassiere to make the breasts appear larger or appear to exist. Tags: colloquial, in-plural Synonyms: chicken fillet, outplant
    Sense id: en-falsie-en-noun-QIwdmOvY
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in the plural, cosmetics) A false eyelash, used as a cosmetic enhancement. Tags: colloquial, in-plural Synonyms: false eyelashes
    Sense id: en-falsie-en-noun-pJ8uWOtQ Categories (other): Cosmetics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Cosmetics, Hair Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive): 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 21 79 Disambiguation of Cosmetics: 3 97 Disambiguation of Hair: 16 84 Topics: cosmetics, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wig and falsies

Inflected forms

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