lisse

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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.).
    • Late 14th century: And on his wey forthward thanne is he fare / In hope for to been lissed of his care. — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales

Etymology 2

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

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably from lisser.

Adjective

lisse (plural lisses)

  1. smooth
Derived terms

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

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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

Anagrams

Tarantino

Adjective

lisse

  1. smooth

Walloon

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

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
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