lace
noun
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
lacelike
-
a word derived from
lace.
Example Sentences
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And at the back is a long white landscape, bordered by a tangle of trees with lacelike leaves.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2013
In lacelike prose, with just enough homely obtrusions to prevent his art from seeming precious, Updike tells of a young man's epiphany.
From Time Magazine Archive
Connoisseurs know that in the lacelike stonework of this Chapel and in its cunningly carved oak chair stalls the English Gothic Style attained its richest and most intricate perfection.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the Cathedral of Chartres, delicate, lacelike, had been built in Hartford, Conn., it would probably by this time be a chipped and crumbling mass.
From Time Magazine Archive
First she placed some lilies behind the lamp on the table, forming with them a lofty lacelike screen which softened the light with its snowy purity.
From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Émile Zola
