lisse
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English līssian.
Verb
[edit]lisse (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)
Etymology 2
[edit]From French lisse, from Latin licium.
Noun
[edit]lisse (countable and uncountable, plural lisses)
- A fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in ruching.
- In tapestry, the threads of the warp taken together.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Probably from lisser.
Adjective
[edit]lisse (plural lisses)
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]lisse f (plural lisses)
- stringer (horizontal timber that supports upright posts or the hull of a vessel)
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]lisse
- inflection of lisser:
Further reading
[edit]- “lisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Verb
[edit]lisse
- (obsolete) To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).
- Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
- And on his wey forthward thanne is he fare / In hope for to been lissed of his care.
- Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Through German from Latin licium. The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
[edit]lisse f (definite singular lissa, indefinite plural lisser, definite plural lissene)
- a lace
Verb
[edit]lisse (present tense lissar, past tense lissa, past participle lissa, passive infinitive lissast, present participle lissande, imperative lisse/liss)
- (transitive) to lace
References
[edit]- “lisse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]Tarantino
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lisse
Walloon
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
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Adjective
[edit]lisse (masculine and feminine, plural lisses)
Etymology 2
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Noun
[edit]lisse f (plural lisses)
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