laisse

See also: laissé and laîsse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French laisse. Doublet of leash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɪs/
• Rhymes: -eɪs
• Homophone: lace

Noun

laisse (plural laisses)

1. A section of verse concerning a single theme; tirade.

Anagrams

• Alesis, Alessi, Elissa, Lassie, aisles, lassie, sailes, slaies

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

laisse f (plural laisses)

1. leash, lead
2. foreshore
3. (poetry) laisse

Verb

laisse

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• asiles
• liasse