lisse

[ lees ]

/ lis /

noun

a fine, filmy, lightly crinkled gauze fabric used in strips for making ruching or for finishing garments.

Origin of lisse

1850–55; <French (crêpe) lisse smooth (crepe), derivative of lisser to smooth, polish, Old French lischier, licier<Medieval Latin lixāre to leach, derivative of Late Latin lixa lye; cf. lixivium

Words nearby lisse

lisle, lisle thread, lisp, lis pendens, Lissajous figure, lisse, lissencephalia, lissive, lissom, lissome, lissotrichous

Example sentences from the Web for lisse

Beyond this the road swung into the Morteyn road, that lay cool and moist along the willows that bordered the river Lisse.
Lorraine|Robert W. Chambers
Sunedei is ihaten es lauerdes dei ec e dei of blisse of lisse of alle irest.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250|Various
As he stood he could hear the river Lisse whispering, calling him.
Lorraine|Robert W. Chambers
I've been on Evarin's track ever since that business of The Lisse.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley

We talk of everything—of papa, of the house, of my pony, of the woods and the Lisse.
Lorraine|Robert W. Chambers

单词	lisse
释义	lisse [ lees ] / lis / noun a fine, filmy, lightly crinkled gauze fabric used in strips for making ruching or for finishing garments. Origin of lisse 1850–55; <French (crêpe) lisse smooth (crepe), derivative of lisser to smooth, polish, Old French lischier, licier<Medieval Latin lixāre to leach, derivative of Late Latin lixa lye; cf. lixivium Words nearby lisse lisle, lisle thread, lisp, lis pendens, Lissajous figure, lisse, lissencephalia, lissive, lissom, lissome, lissotrichous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lisse Beyond this the road swung into the Morteyn road, that lay cool and moist along the willows that bordered the river Lisse. Lorraine\|Robert W. Chambers Sunedei is ihaten es lauerdes dei ec e dei of blisse of lisse of alle irest. Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250\|Various As he stood he could hear the river Lisse whispering, calling him. Lorraine\|Robert W. Chambers I've been on Evarin's track ever since that business of The Lisse. The Door Through Space\|Marion Zimmer Bradley We talk of everything—of papa, of the house, of my pony, of the woods and the Lisse. Lorraine\|Robert W. Chambers
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