lisse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lisse
1850–55; < French ( crêpe ) lisse smooth (crepe), derivative of lisser to smooth, polish, Old French lischier, licier < Medieval Latin lixāre to leach, derivative of Late Latin lixa lye; cf. lixivium
Example Sentences
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The event closed out with a corde lisse involving a bicycle that was dangling from the ceiling.
From The Verge ● May 13, 2015
On account of the limitations of the human arm in reaching, the low warp tapestry requires more seams than does that made on the "haute lisse" loom, the pieces being individually smaller.
From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
The snowy lisse crape cap, made after the strait Quaker pattern,—the plain white muslin handkerchief, lying in placid folds across her bosom,—the drab shawl and dress,—showed at once the community to which she belonged.
From Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Cloths, cassinettes, cassimeres, velvet silks, satins, Marseilles waistcoating, fine, calf boots, seal and morocco pumps for gentlemen, crepe lisse, lace veils.
From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by John Wolcott Adams
Inside the front of the bonnet is set a white ruche of lisse, the unmistakable insignia of widowhood.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various
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