lacy
1 Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- lacily adverb
- laciness noun
Etymology
Origin of lacy
Example Sentences
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Aunt Pretty sat in her high-back rocker, crocheting some lacy thing as usual, though for the life of me I couldn’t make out what it was meant to be.
From Literature
She tucks her little pad into the pocket of her lacy apron.
From Literature
In terms of beauty, “ it’s hard to beat the king-of-the-salmon,” said Robison, adding that part of its allure comes from its enormous lacy red fins and silver sides.
From Los Angeles Times
She has two of them, with lacy white- and pink-colored garments bursting out the sliding doors.
From Los Angeles Times
Without the structural principles behind catenary curves, there would be no Gothic cathedrals or Renaissance domes — nor, for that matter, any lacy spiderwebs.
From Los Angeles Times
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