lisse

See also: Lisse and lissé

English

Etymology 1

From Old English līssian.

Verb

lisse (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)

1. (obsolete) To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).

Etymology 2

From French lisse, from Latin licium.

Noun

lisse (countable and uncountable, plural lisses)

1. A fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in ruching.
2. In tapestry, the threads of the warp taken together.

Anagrams

• isles, siles, sisel

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lis/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: lice, lices, lis/lys, lissent, lisses

Etymology 1

Probably from lisser.

Adjective

lisse (plural lisses)

1. smooth

Derived terms

• muscle lisse

Noun

lisse f (plural lisses)

1. stringer (horizontal timber that supports upright posts or the hull of a vessel)

Etymology 2

Verb

lisse

1. inflection of lisser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• isles, lises, siles

Middle English

Verb

lisse

1. (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.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• lissa

Etymology

Through German from Latin licium. The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

lisse f (definite singular lissa, indefinite plural lisser, definite plural lissene)

1. a lace

Verb

lisse (present tense lissar, past tense lissa, past participle lissa, passive infinitive lissast, present participle lissande, imperative lisse/liss)

1. (transitive) to lace

References

• “lisse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• lisse, sisel, sisle, sleis

Tarantino

Adjective

lisse

1. smooth

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lis/

Etymology 1

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Adjective

lisse (masculine and feminine, plural lisses)

1. smooth

   Synonym: doûs

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lisse f (plural lisses)

1. list

   Synonym: djivêye