logie

English

Etymology

Said to be from the name of the inventor, David Logie.

Noun

logie (plural logies)

  1. (theater, archaic) A piece of fake jewellery, typically made from zinc.
    • 1847, Albert Smith, The Natural History of the Ballet-girl, page 14:
      This is most probably imitated by a bit of hollowed out pewter, polished in various concavities, and called, in the terms of theatrical jewelry, a Logie.

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian loggia.

Noun

logie f (plural logii)

  1. (architecture) loggia

Declension
Declension of logie
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) logie logia (niște) logii logiile
genitive/dative (unei) logii logiei (unor) logii logiilor
vocative logie, logio logiilor
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