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
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
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
"This lends support to a theory," said he, "which has recently been advanced that all proteins tend to spread out on surfaces and when they do so they all have a similar lacelike pattern."
From Time Magazine Archive
She opened the box of candy, daintily pressed back the lacelike paper covering, and proffered some to him.
From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)
