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Lacy

/ˈleɪ.si/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Made of or resembling lace; consisting of delicate, openwork patterns.

    "She wore a delicate lacy dress to the summer garden party."
  2. 2

    Characterized by fine, intricate, or web-like visual details.

    "The bare branches of the oak trees formed a lacy pattern against the winter sky."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'lace', which traces back via Old French 'lacio' to the Late Latin 'laqueus', meaning a noose or snare. The suffix '-y' was added in Middle English to form an adjective denoting resemblance to or composed of lace.

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