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Negligee vs Ling - What's the difference?

negligee | ling |

As nouns the difference between negligee and ling

is that negligee is a light women's gown while ling is any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod.

negligee

English

Alternative forms

* negligee *

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A light women's gown.
  • A loose women's dressing-gown, especially when lacy or revealing; a nightgown.
  • * 2000 , The Guardian , 4 July 2000:
    • Enkhbayar has promised more jobs, free education and higher public service wages to the poverty-ravaged country. But who needs those when you've got dancing girls in black negligees ?

    See also

    * ("négligée" on Wikipedia) ----

    ling

    English

    (wikipedia ling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva , resembling the cod.
  • Short for common ling, Molva molva .
  • Any of various varieties of heather or broom.

    • Derived terms

    * blue ling * common ling (Molva molva)