lacis

See also: lācis and Lācis

English

Etymology

From French lacis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlasi/

Noun

lacis (uncountable)

1. A type of lace consisting of patterns darned on to net.
   • 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Vintage, published 2007, page 122:

     he sought to accumulate the most exquisite specimens that he could find of textile and embroidered work, getting […] veils of lacis worked in Hungary point […]

Anagrams

• Alics, Cails, Salic, Scali, laics

French

Etymology

From lacer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.si/

• Audio:

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Noun

lacis m (plural lacis)

1. (archaic) lacis
2. (sports) lacing
3. maze (of alleyways etc.); web, network

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

lacis

1. second-person singular present active indicative of laciō