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
"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
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
The neurons are intricately connected by fine, often branching fibers, so the whole brain is a lacelike network of relays and conductors.
From Time Magazine Archive
The wind hums, Delicate, lacelike tops Quiver and ripple With the quick response Of the violins.
From A Little Window by Jean M. Snyder
