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lacelike

lace
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leys]
    • /leɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leys]
    • /leɪs/

Definitions of lacelike word

  • noun lacelike a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine. 1
  • noun lacelike a cord or string for holding or drawing together, as when passed through holes in opposite edges. 1
  • noun lacelike ornamental cord or braid, especially of gold or silver, used to decorate uniforms, hats, etc. 1
  • noun lacelike a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance added to food or drink. 1
  • verb with object lacelike to fasten, draw together, or compress by or as if by means of a lace. 1
  • verb with object lacelike to pass (a cord, leather strip, etc.), as through holes. 1

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Origin of lacelike

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English las < Old French laz, las ≪ Latin laqueus noose; (v.) Middle English lasen < Middle French lacier, lasser, lachier (French lacer) ≪ Latin laqueāre to enclose in a noose, trap

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Parts of speech for Lacelike

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lacelike popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for lacelike

adj lacelike

  • ornate — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
  • gauzy — like gauze; transparently thin and light.
  • fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
  • filigree — delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, especially lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.
  • fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.

adjective lacelike

  • delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
  • netlike — a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net.
  • elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

Antonyms for lacelike

adj lacelike

  • heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
  • thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.

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