lisse
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English līssian.
Verb edit
lisse (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)
- (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 edit
French lisse, from Latin licium.
Noun edit
lisse (countable and uncountable, plural lisses)
- A fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in ruching.
- In tapestry, the threads of the warp taken together.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably from lisser.
Adjective edit
lisse (plural lisses)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
lisse f (plural lisses)
- stringer (horizontal timber that supports upright posts or the hull of a vessel)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
lisse
- inflection of lisser:
Further reading edit
- “lisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Through German from Latin licium. The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun edit
lisse f (definite singular lissa, indefinite plural lisser, definite plural lissene)
- a lace
Verb edit
lisse (present tense lissar, past tense lissa, past participle lissa, passive infinitive lissast, present participle lissande, imperative lisse/liss)
- (transitive) to lace
References edit
- “lisse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Tarantino edit
Adjective edit
lisse
Walloon edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Adjective edit
lisse (masculine and feminine, plural lisses)
Etymology 2 edit
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Noun edit
lisse f (plural lisses)